170th Street & 81st Avenue
The three-way junction of 170th Street and 81st Avenue is in Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/168 St, is 1,040 feet away for the Q45, QM1, QM5 and five more, and 11 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and six places to eat. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/168 St, 1,040 feet away, for the Q45, QM1, QM5, QM6 and four more.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/168 St Q45, QM1, QM5, QM6 +4 · Shelter1,040 feetQ45 QM1 QM5 QM6 QM7 QM8 QM31 QM35
Next buses at this stop
- Q45 …
- QM1 …
- QM5 …
- QM6 …
- QM7 …
- QM8 …
- QM31 …
- QM35 …
Cycling
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 164-01 Union Turnpike Gas station0.4 miles
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.4 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2019.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11432
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest
- Elevation
- 75 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 200 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 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the serviceberry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2014, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 170th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Tiny Footsteps Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,260 feet
Supermarkets
- Q Kosher Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and five 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 corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- 169th Street & 81st Avenue 260 feet
- 168th Street & 81st Avenue 520 feet
- 170th Street & University Road 540 feet
- 167th Street & 81st Avenue 780 feet
- Union Turnpike & 168th Street 1,040 feet
- 166th Street & 81st Avenue 1,040 feet
- 168th Street & Goethals Avenue 1,070 feet
- 170th Street & 77th Road 1,090 feet
See every intersection along 170th Street or 81st Avenue.