170th Street & Lithonia Avenue
The four-way crossing of 170th Street and Lithonia Avenue is in East Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Kissena Park is 690 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 164 St/Oak Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Q65, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them parks. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1949 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 164 St/Oak Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q65.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 164 St/Oak Av Q650.3 milesQ65
Next buses at this stop
- Q65 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Horace Harding Expressway & 182nd Street at Long Island Expressway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 162-05 46th Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.6 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes 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 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11365
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Flushing
- Elevation
- 28 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 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 1949 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Shumard's oak.
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 December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Lithonia Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Park690 feet
- Kissena Corridor Park1,240 feet
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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Lithonia Avenue & 170th Place 220 feet
- 169th Street & Lithonia Avenue 260 feet
- 168th Street & Lithonia Avenue 520 feet
- 171st Street & Underhill Avenue 550 feet
- Pidgeon Meadow Road & 170th Place 560 feet
- 169th Street & Pidgeon Meadow Road 730 feet
- 167th Street & Lithonia Avenue 780 feet
- 171st Street & Pidgeon Meadow Road 790 feet
See every intersection along 170th Street or Lithonia Avenue.