171st Street & 140th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 171st Street and 140th Avenue is in Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four 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 860 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Farmers Blvd/140 Av, is 1,260 feet away for the Q3, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Farmers Blvd/140 Av, 1,260 feet away, for the Q3.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Farmers Blvd/140 Av Q31,260 feetQ3
Next buses at this stop
- Q3 …
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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 162-35 North Conduit Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.2 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11434
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 28
- Police precinct
- 116
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village
- Elevation
- 18 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 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 84 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and October 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 140th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 171st Street
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-3PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 library
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- PS 80 the Thurgood Marshall Magnet School of Multimedia and Communication School860 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- South Rochdale Playground930 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Rochdale Village Library980 feet
Houses of worship
- Holy Unity Baptist Church House of worship1,230 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket1,100 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, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 172nd Street & 140th Avenue 250 feet
- 170th Street & 140th Avenue 250 feet
- 169th Street & 140th Avenue 500 feet
- 173rd Street & 140th Avenue 500 feet
- 171st Street & 143rd Road 550 feet
- 171st Street & 137th Avenue 650 feet
- 170th Street & 143rd Road 740 feet
- 168th Street & 140th Avenue 740 feet
See every intersection along 140th Avenue or 171st Street.