108th Avenue & 171st Place
The four-way crossing of 108th Avenue and 171st Place is in South Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Trees of Life Organic Garden is 1,180 feet away, and the 173rd St Playground is 1,260 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Merrick Blvd/108 Av, is 680 feet away for the Q4, Q5, Q84 and four more, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Merrick Blvd/108 Av, 680 feet away, for the Q4, Q5, Q84, Q85 and three more.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Merrick Blvd/108 Av Q4, Q5, Q84, Q85 +3680 feetQ4 Q5 Q84 Q85 Q86 Q87 Q89
Next buses at this stop
- Q4 …
- Q5 …
- Q84 …
- Q85 …
- Q86 …
- Q87 …
- Q89 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 108-46 Merrick Boulevard Gas station1,320 feet
- 92-23 168th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.
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
- 37 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 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 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the pin 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 May 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 108th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 8 religious buildings
- 2 parks
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 garden
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Colin-Newell Early Childhood Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5890 feet
- P.S./I.S. 116 William C. Hughley School1,260 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Proctor-Hopson Circle940 feet
- Detective Keith L Williams Park1,060 feet
- Trees of Life Organic Garden1,180 feet
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- 173rd St Playground1,260 feet
- Latimer Playground1,310 feet
Community centers and public services
- Liberty Pool Swimming pool1,170 feet
- Detective Keith L Williams Field House Recreation center1,200 feet
Supermarkets
- Fine Fare Supermarket1,060 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 171st Street & 108th Avenue 260 feet
- 172nd Street & 108th Avenue 260 feet
- 107th Avenue & 171st Place 450 feet
- 170th Street & 108th Avenue 520 feet
- 173rd Street & 108th Avenue 520 feet
- 109th Avenue & 171st Place 590 feet
- 172nd Street & 107th Avenue 690 feet
- 107th Avenue & 171st Street 700 feet
See every intersection along 108th Avenue or 171st Place.