171st Street & 137th Avenue
The three-way junction of 171st Street and 137th Avenue is in Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. PS 80 the Thurgood Marshall Magnet School of Multimedia and Communication is 210 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 176 St/137 Av, is 1,220 feet away for the QM21, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 176 St/137 Av, 1,220 feet away, for the QM21.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 176 St/137 Av QM211,220 feetQM21
Next buses at this stop
- QM21 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at North Conduit Avenue & 160th Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 137-02 Farmers Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, February 2023
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11434
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 28
- Police precinct
- 113 and 116 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village
- Elevation
- 15 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 1930 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in December 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 137th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 library
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- PS 80 the Thurgood Marshall Magnet School of Multimedia and Communication School210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- South Rochdale Playground280 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Rochdale Village Library360 feet
Houses of worship
- Holy Unity Baptist Church House of worship890 feet
Bank branches
- Citibank Bank branch750 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket450 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 170th Street & 137th Avenue 250 feet
- 172nd Street & 137th Avenue 250 feet
- 173rd Street & 137th Avenue 410 feet
- 169th Street & 137th Avenue 500 feet
- 171st Street & 140th Avenue 650 feet
- 137th Avenue & 174th Street 660 feet
- 168th Street & 137th Avenue 750 feet
- 173rd Street & 134th Road 850 feet
See every intersection along 137th Avenue or 171st Street.