171st Street & 108th Drive
The three-way junction of 171st Street and 108th Drive is in South Jamaica, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Latimer Playground is 550 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Merrick Blvd/109 Av, is 300 feet away for the Q5, and 13 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Merrick Blvd/109 Av, 300 feet away, for the Q5.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Merrick Blvd/109 Av Q5300 feetQ5
Next buses at this stop
- Q5 …
Cycling
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 108-46 Merrick Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 92-23 168th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
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
- 32 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, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin 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 July 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 171st Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 2 parks
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- J.H.S. 008 Richard S. Grossley School670 feet
- The Emerson School670 feet
- York Early College Academy School670 feet
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- Colin-Newell Early Childhood Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5940 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Proctor-Hopson Circle500 feet
- Latimer Playground550 feet
- Brinkerhoff Mall880 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,230 feet
Supermarkets
- Fine Fare Supermarket540 feet
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store600 feet
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 of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 109th Avenue & 171st Street 110 feet
- 109th Avenue & Merrick Boulevard 190 feet
- 109th Avenue & Merrick Boulevard at 171st Street 260 feet
- 108th Drive & 169th Place 310 feet
- 109th Avenue & 171st Place 360 feet
- Merrick Boulevard & 169th Place 470 feet
- 171st Street & 108th Avenue 500 feet
- 109th Avenue & 169th Place 520 feet
See every intersection along 108th Drive or 171st Street.