171st Street & 104th Avenue

The three-way junction of 171st Street and 104th Avenue is in South Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. It is 1,030 feet to the 173rd St Playground. The nearest bus stop, Liberty Av/170 St, is 630 feet away for the Q42 and Q83, and 20 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, five of them religious buildings. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.

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171st Street & 104th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Liberty Av/170 St, 630 feet away, for the Q42 and Q83.

  • 20 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Liberty Av/170 St Q42, Q83
    630 feet
    Q42 Q83

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q42 …
  2. Q83 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 105-15 Merrick Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 92-23 168th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    2.6 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11433
Community board
Queens Community Board 12
City Council district
27
Police precinct
103
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
South Jamaica
Elevation
48 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.

Trees

NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet.

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 1 playground
  • 1 recreation center
  • 1 swimming pool

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Detective Keith L Williams Park
    540 feet
  2. 173rd St Playground
    1,030 feet
  3. Ashmead Park
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Liberty Pool Swimming pool
    880 feet
  2. Detective Keith L Williams Field House Recreation center
    1,130 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. ALDI Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles
  2. Family Dollar Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.