106th Avenue & Polhemus Avenue
The three-way junction of 106th Avenue and Polhemus Avenue is in South Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Trees of Life Organic Garden is 420 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 106 Av/177 St, is 250 feet away for the Q42, and 11 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 106 Av/177 St, 250 feet away, for the Q42.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 106 Av/177 St Q42250 feetQ42
Next buses at this stop
- Q42 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 105-15 Merrick Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 92-23 168th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.6 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11433
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 27
- Police precinct
- 103
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- South Jamaica
- Elevation
- 40 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 700 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 1920 and 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the willow oak.
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 November 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 106th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 garden
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 recreation center
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- P.S./I.S. 116 William C. Hughley School850 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Trees of Life Organic Garden420 feet
- 173rd St Playground450 feet
- Detective Keith L Williams Park450 feet
Community centers and public services
- Detective Keith L Williams Field House Recreation center550 feet
- Liberty Pool Swimming pool750 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and three food stores.
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
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 106th Avenue & Ruscoe Street 70 feet
- Watson Place & Polhemus Avenue 210 feet
- 177th Street & 106th Avenue 280 feet
- 177th Street & 106th Road 400 feet
- 173rd Street & 106th Avenue 420 feet
- Fern Place & Polhemus Avenue 470 feet
- 177th Street & 105th Avenue 540 feet
- 173rd Street & 105th Avenue 670 feet
See every intersection along 106th Avenue or Polhemus Avenue.