Wood Street & Galway Avenue
Wood Street and Galway Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in St. Albans, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Liberty Av/Hilburn Av, is 0.4 miles away for the Q83 and QM64, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Liberty Av/Hilburn Av, 0.4 miles away, for the Q83 and QM64.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Liberty Av/Hilburn Av Q83, QM640.4 milesQ83 QM64
Next buses at this stop
- Q83 …
- QM64 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at 188th Street, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 114-05 Farmers Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.5 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11412
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 27
- Police precinct
- 113
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- St. Albans
- Elevation
- 28 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1930 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Wood Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
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 of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Dunkirk Street & Galway Avenue 120 feet
- Dunkirk Street & Wood Street 160 feet
- Hilburn Avenue & Wood Street 250 feet
- Dunkirk Street & Fonda Avenue 280 feet
- Dunkirk Street & Hilburn Avenue 410 feet
- Ilion Avenue & Wood Street 510 feet
- Mayville Street & Galway Avenue 530 feet
- Dunkirk Street & Brinkerhoff Avenue 590 feet
See every intersection along Galway Avenue or Wood Street.