167th Street & 108th Avenue

The three-way junction of 167th Street and 108th Avenue is in South Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Proctor-Hopson Circle is 470 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Merrick Blvd/108 Av, is 280 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 13 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.

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167th Street & 108th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Merrick Blvd/108 Av, 280 feet away, for the Q5, Q84, Q85, Q86 and two more.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Merrick Blvd/108 Av Q5, Q84, Q85, Q86 +2
    280 feet
    Q5 Q84 Q85 Q86 Q87 Q89

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q5 …
  2. Q84 …
  3. Q85 …
  4. Q86 …
  5. Q87 …
  6. Q89 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 108-46 Merrick Boulevard Gas station
    860 feet
  2. 92-23 168th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    2.4 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

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 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is 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 December 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of 108th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Colin-Newell Early Childhood Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    470 feet
  2. J.H.S. 008 Richard S. Grossley School
    590 feet
  3. The Emerson School
    590 feet
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  1. York Early College Academy School
    590 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Proctor-Hopson Circle
    470 feet
  2. Latimer Playground
    540 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    600 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.