170th Street & 29th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 170th Street and 29th Avenue is in Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Holy Cross High School is 270 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 29 Av/171 St, is 300 feet away for the Q16, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and 14 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 29 Av/171 St, 300 feet away, for the Q16.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 29 Av/171 St Q16300 feetQ16
Next buses at this stop
- Q16 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway northbound at Clearview Expressway & 26th Avenue, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 29-16 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station830 feet
- 2 Bay Club Drive Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11358
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing
- Elevation
- 90 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2013 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 170th Street
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
North side of 29th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of 29th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Holy Cross High School270 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat.
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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 29th Avenue & 171st Street 260 feet
- 169th Street & 29th Avenue 260 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 29th Avenue 500 feet
- 172nd Street & 29th Avenue 520 feet
- 168th Street & 29th Avenue 520 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 172nd Street 530 feet
- 32nd Avenue & 170th Street 680 feet
- 167th Street & 29th Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 170th Street or 29th Avenue.