166th Street & 108th Avenue
The three-way junction of 166th Street and 108th Avenue is in South Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Latimer Playground is 700 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Merrick Blvd/108 Av, is 430 feet away for the Q5, Q84, Q85 and three more, and 15 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, five of them religious buildings, and two places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Merrick Blvd/108 Av, 430 feet away, for the Q5, Q84, Q85, Q86 and two more.
- 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Merrick Blvd/108 Av Q5, Q84, Q85, Q86 +2430 feetQ5 Q84 Q85 Q86 Q87 Q89
Next buses at this stop
- Q5 …
- Q84 …
- Q85 …
- Q86 …
- Q87 …
- Q89 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 108-46 Merrick Boulevard Gas station1,010 feet
- 92-23 168th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.6 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 March 2024.
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
- 28 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the American hornbeam and the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in January 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 166th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 library
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Colin-Newell Early Childhood Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5620 feet
- J.H.S. 008 Richard S. Grossley School740 feet
- The Emerson School740 feet
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- York Early College Academy School740 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Proctor-Hopson Circle630 feet
- Latimer Playground700 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- South Jamaica Library1,280 feet
Supermarkets
- Fine Fare Supermarket750 feet
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and two 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 167th Street & 108th Avenue 150 feet
- 165th Street & 108th Avenue 270 feet
- 166th Street & Hendrickson Place 290 feet
- 167th Street & 108th Road 410 feet
- 108th Avenue & 164th Place 420 feet
- Merrick Boulevard & 108th Avenue 450 feet
- 167th Street & 108th Drive 620 feet
- 170th Street & 108th Avenue 640 feet
See every intersection along 108th Avenue or 166th Street.