197th Street & Williamson Avenue

The three-way junction of 197th Street and Williamson Avenue is in St. Albans, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Springfield Blvd/197 St, is 270 feet away for the Q77, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.

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197th Street & Williamson Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Springfield Blvd/197 St, 270 feet away, for the Q77.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Springfield Blvd/197 St Q77
    270 feet
    Q77

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q77 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at 133rd Avenue & Laurelton Parkway, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 219-25 Merrick Boulevard Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.5 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11413
Community board
Queens Community Board 12
City Council district
27
Police precinct
116
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
St. Albans
Elevation
28 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1950.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site

Schools and child care

  1. Rehoboth Care Preschool
    330 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.

Not on record for this corner:

  • A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
  • A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • A signal or safety change
  • A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Parks, NYC Health and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.