170th Street & Crocheron Avenue
The four-way crossing of 170th Street and Crocheron Avenue is in Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing, Queens, and is also named Sergeant USAAC Michael J. Murphy Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Auburndale Playground is 1,270 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Crocheron Av/168 St, is 490 feet away for the Q28, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and two places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Crocheron Av/168 St, 490 feet away, for the Q28.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Crocheron Av/168 St Q28490 feetQ28
Next buses at this stop
- Q28 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway southbound, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 34-67 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.3 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
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
- 91 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Sergeant USAAC Michael J. Murphy Way, a co-naming enacted on January 17, 2026 (Local Law 48 of 2026).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1951.
Since 2014 at least 9 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Sergeant USAAC Michael J. Murphy Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 29 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2017 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 170th Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of 170th Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
North side of Crocheron Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Crocheron Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Auburndale Playground1,270 feet
Supermarkets
- New Age Market Supermarket0.5 miles
- Food Universe Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and four 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 169th Street & Crocheron Avenue 260 feet
- 171st Street & Crocheron Avenue 270 feet
- 39th Avenue & 170th Street 430 feet
- 168th Street & Crocheron Avenue 520 feet
- 172nd Street & Crocheron Avenue 540 feet
- 39th Avenue & 171st Street 690 feet
- 35th Avenue & 170th Street 750 feet
- 169th Street & Depot Road 760 feet
See every intersection along 170th Street or Crocheron Avenue.