170th Street & 105th Avenue

The three-way junction of 170th Street and 105th Avenue is in South Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Detective Keith L Williams Park is 800 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Merrick Blvd/107 Av, is 990 feet away for the Q5, and 19 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, seven of them religious buildings. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.

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170th Street & 105th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Merrick Blvd/107 Av, 990 feet away, for the Q5.

  • 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Merrick Blvd/107 Av Q5 · Shelter
    990 feet
    Q5
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q5 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 105-15 Merrick Boulevard Gas station
    0.3 miles
  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
    2.6 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
43 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet.

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 1 playground
  • 1 recreation center
  • 1 swimming pool

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Detective Keith L Williams Park
    800 feet
  2. 173rd St Playground
    1,040 feet
  3. Ashmead Park
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Liberty Pool Swimming pool
    880 feet
  2. Detective Keith L Williams Field House Recreation center
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. ALDI Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles
  2. Family Dollar Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 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 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 11 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.