Sayres Avenue & 179th Place
Sayres Avenue and 179th Place meet at a three-way junction in St. Albans, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Sayres Av/179 Pl, is 30 feet away for the Q42. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Sayres Av/179 Pl, 30 feet away, for the Q42.
- 1 route within a ten-minute walk
- Sayres Av/179 Pl Q4230 feetQ42
Next buses at this stop
- Q42 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 2 miles by car along the streets.
- 171-01 Linden Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.3 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2022.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11433
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 27
- Police precinct
- 113
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- St. Albans
- Elevation
- 29 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, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Sayres Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 110th Avenue & 179th Place 310 feet
- 180th Street & 110th Avenue 330 feet
- 179th Street & Sayres Avenue 390 feet
- 178th Place & Sayres Avenue 500 feet
- 110th Avenue & 179th Street 580 feet
- 180th Street & 179th Place 710 feet
- 178th Street & Sayres Avenue 750 feet
- 110th Avenue & 178th Street 840 feet
See every intersection along 179th Place or Sayres Avenue.