82nd Avenue & Austin Street

The four-way crossing of 82nd Avenue and Austin Street is in Kew Gardens, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Forest Park is 1,030 feet away. The nearest subway, Kew Gardens-Union Tpke, is about five minutes on foot, for the E and F. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, two of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1926 and 1960, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
4 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Kew Gardens-Union Tpke
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · E, F
Nearest bus stop
520 feet
Austin St/Mowbray Dr · Q10, Q80
Within a walk
9 places
2 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
82nd Avenue & Austin Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Kew Gardens-Union Tpke, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Kew Gardens-Union Tpke E, F
    0.3 miles
    E F

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
2 lines
  1. E …
  2. F …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. E …
  2. F …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Austin St/Mowbray Dr, 520 feet away, for the Q10 and Q80.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Austin St/Mowbray Dr Q10, Q80
    520 feet
    Q10 Q80

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q10 …
  2. Q80 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 82nd Avenue.

  • 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 78 Ave & Queens Blvd S 29 docks in all
    0.4 miles

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Union Turnpike, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 85-10 126th Street Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 80-25 126th Street Charging for electric cars, 31 Level 2 chargers and three fast chargers
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11415
Community board
Queens Community Board 9
City Council district
29
Police precinct
102
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Kew Gardens
Elevation
112 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1926 and 1960.

Since 2014 at least 16 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2016 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 82nd Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 10AM-11:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 82nd Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 10AM-11:30AM

North side of Austin Street

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Austin Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 10AM-11:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 1 park feature
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Beth Gavriel DCC Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    650 feet
  2. Access Institute Trade or language school
    1,260 feet
  3. Kew Forest School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Forest Park
    1,030 feet
  2. The Overlook in Forest Park Park feature
    1,060 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Kew Gardens Post Office
    1,050 feet
  2. Older adult center at 80-02 Kew Gardens Road Older adult center
    1,260 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,210 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,150 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and four food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 82nd Avenue or Austin Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.