108th Avenue & Rex Road
The five-way junction of 108th Avenue and Rex Road is in South Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Detective Keith L Williams Field House is 880 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Rex Rd/Fern Pl, is 240 feet away for the Q42, and ten 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.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Rex Rd/Fern Pl, 240 feet away, for the Q42.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rex Rd/Fern Pl Q42240 feetQ42
Next buses at this stop
- Q42 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 108-46 Merrick Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 92-23 168th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes 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 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
- 38 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 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Harvest Gold' Mongolian linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and November 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 108th Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Wren Place
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
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 School280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Trees of Life Organic Garden810 feet
- Detective Keith L Williams Park880 feet
- 173rd St Playground960 feet
Community centers and public services
- Detective Keith L Williams Field House Recreation center880 feet
- Liberty Pool Swimming pool1,070 feet
Supermarkets
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat.
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 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 175th Street & Rex Road 90 feet
- 175th Street & 108th Avenue 100 feet
- 174th Street & 108th Avenue 190 feet
- Fern Place & Rex Road 260 feet
- 107th Avenue & Polhemus Avenue 430 feet
- 173rd Street & 108th Avenue 460 feet
- 109th Avenue & 175th Street 540 feet
- 107th Avenue & 173rd Street 550 feet
See every intersection along 108th Avenue, Rex Road or Wren Place.