Linden Boulevard & 172nd Street

Linden Boulevard and 172nd Street meet at a three-way junction in St. Albans, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Eagle Academy for Young Men III is 140 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Linden Blvd/172 St, is 40 feet away for the Q4 and Q51, and 14 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, five of them religious buildings, and five places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Van Wyck Expressway
1.6 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
Linden Blvd/172 St · Q4, Q51
Within a walk
11 places
5 religious buildings, 2 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Linden Boulevard & 172nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Linden Blvd/172 St, 40 feet away, for the Q4 and Q51.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Linden Blvd/172 St Q4, Q51
    40 feet
    Q4 Q51

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q4 …
  2. Q51 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Linden Boulevard.

  • 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 171-01 Linden Boulevard Gas station
    330 feet
  2. 92-23 168th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1.2 miles
  3. 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11434
Community board
Queens Community Board 12
City Council district
27
Police precinct
113
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
St. Albans
Elevation
24 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1966.

Trees

NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

East side of 172nd Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Linden Boulevard

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 69 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Medieval Revival, and mostly built between 1929 and 1935.

  1. St. Albans Memorial Park Comfort Station Designated landmark
    540 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Elmcor Youth & Adult Activities Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    40 feet
  2. Eagle Academy for Young Men III School
    140 feet
  3. Allen Christian School
    720 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Archie Spigner Park
    240 feet
  2. 174 St Playground
    720 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Marantha French 7 Day Church House of worship
    350 feet
  2. Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church House of worship
    550 feet
  3. St Bonaventure Catholic Church House of worship
    1,060 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 275/Ladder 133 Fire station
    1,210 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    170 feet
  2. John's Farm Market Supermarket
    1,060 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    440 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 172nd Street or Linden Boulevard.

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