Brinkerhoff Avenue & Firwood Place
Brinkerhoff Avenue and Firwood Place meet at a three-way junction in St. Albans, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. P.S. 118 Lorraine Hansberry is 1,080 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Brinkerhoff Av/189 St, is 430 feet away for the Q83 and QM64, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, three of them religious buildings, and four places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1945, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Brinkerhoff Av/189 St, 430 feet away, for the Q83 and QM64.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Brinkerhoff Av/189 St Q83, QM64430 feetQ83 QM64
Next buses at this stop
- Q83 …
- QM64 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at 188th Street, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 114-05 Farmers Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.6 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2018.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11412
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 27
- Police precinct
- 103 and 113 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- St. Albans
- Elevation
- 35 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
Homes
About 400 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 1925 and 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Brinkerhoff Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Firwood Place
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 118 Lorraine Hansberry School1,080 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket590 feet
- John's Farm Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 18 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Brinkerhoff Avenue & Rye Place 270 feet
- Liberty Avenue & Brinkerhoff Avenue 280 feet
- Hilburn Avenue & Firwood Place 340 feet
- 189th Street & Brinkerhoff Avenue 380 feet
- Galway Avenue & Rye Place 440 feet
- Liberty Avenue & 188th Street 470 feet
- Liberty Avenue & Farmers Boulevard at Hilburn Avenue 540 feet
- Hannibal Street & Brinkerhoff Avenue 540 feet
See every intersection along Brinkerhoff Avenue or Firwood Place.