116th Avenue & 171st Street
The three-way junction of 116th Avenue and 171st Street is in Baisley Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Senior Citizens Garden Club is 710 feet away, and P.S. 140 Edward K Ellington is 1,240 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Merrick Blvd/116 Av, is 200 feet away for the Q5, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, five of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Merrick Blvd/116 Av, 200 feet away, for the Q5.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Merrick Blvd/116 Av Q5200 feetQ5
Next buses at this stop
- Q5 …
Cycling
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 171-01 Linden Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.5 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 February 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11434
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 28
- Police precinct
- 113
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Baisley Park
- Elevation
- 25 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1951.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 3 gardens
- 2 schools
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- P.S. 140 Edward K Ellington School1,240 feet
- Allen Christian School1,290 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Roy Wilkins Recreation Center Park490 feet
- Senior Citizens Garden Club Garden710 feet
- Merrick-Marsden Neighborhood Association Garden II Garden900 feet
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- Merrick-Marsden Neighborhood Association Garden1,220 feet
Houses of worship
- Life Line Pentecostal Church House of worship1,050 feet
- Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church House of worship1,070 feet
- St Bonaventure Catholic Church House of worship1,120 feet
Supermarkets
- John's Farm Market Supermarket790 feet
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Merrick Boulevard & 116th Avenue 140 feet
- 170th Street & 116th Avenue 270 feet
- 116th Avenue & 172nd Street 290 feet
- 116th Avenue & 173rd Street 520 feet
- 169th Street & 116th Avenue 520 feet
- 171st Street & Foch Boulevard 650 feet
- 116th Avenue & 174th Street 780 feet
- 168th Street & 116th Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 116th Avenue or 171st Street.