Utopia Parkway & 188th Street
Utopia Parkway and 188th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Auburndale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Utopia Pkwy/Ashby Av, is 40 feet away for the Q31, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Utopia Pkwy/Ashby Av, 40 feet away, for the Q31.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Utopia Pkwy/Ashby Av Q3140 feetQ31
Next buses at this stop
- Q31 …
Cycling
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Horace Harding Expressway & 182nd Street at Long Island Expressway, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 172-01 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.1 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11358
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Auburndale
- Elevation
- 62 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 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 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American elm.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2022 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 188th Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Utopia Parkway
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- 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 of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Utopia Parkway & 46th Avenue at Hollis Court Boulevard 170 feet
- Utopia Parkway & Bagley Avenue 260 feet
- Utopia Parkway & 46th Avenue 290 feet
- 188th Street & Bagley Avenue 390 feet
- 172nd Street & 46th Avenue 480 feet
- 189th Street & Hollis Court Boulevard 480 feet
- Utopia Parkway & Courtney Avenue 520 feet
- 46th Avenue & 189th Street 570 feet
See every intersection along 188th Street, Ashby Avenue or Utopia Parkway.