170th Street & 140th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 170th Street and 140th Avenue is in Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Rochdale Village Library is 730 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Guy R Brewer Blvd/137 Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Q111, Q113, Q114 and Q115, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Guy R Brewer Blvd/137 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q111, Q113, Q114 and Q115.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Guy R Brewer Blvd/137 Av Q111, Q113, Q114, Q1150.3 milesQ111 Q113 Q114 Q115
Next buses at this stop
- Q111 …
- Q113 …
- Q114 …
- Q115 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at North Conduit Avenue & 160th Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 162-35 North Conduit Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11434
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 28
- Police precinct
- 116
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village
- Elevation
- 16 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 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 1930 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 80 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
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 February 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 140th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 library
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- PS 80 the Thurgood Marshall Magnet School of Multimedia and Communication School1,080 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- South Rochdale Playground1,150 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Rochdale Village Library730 feet
Houses of worship
- Holy Unity Baptist Church House of worship980 feet
Bank branches
- Citibank Bank branch1,120 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket910 feet
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 signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 169th Street & 140th Avenue 250 feet
- 171st Street & 140th Avenue 250 feet
- 170th Street & 143rd Road 500 feet
- 168th Street & 140th Avenue 500 feet
- 172nd Street & 140th Avenue 500 feet
- 170th Street & 137th Avenue 620 feet
- 173rd Street & 140th Avenue 750 feet
- 171st Street & 143rd Road 750 feet
See every intersection along 140th Avenue or 170th Street.