171st Street & Crocheron Avenue
The four-way crossing of 171st Street and Crocheron Avenue is in Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Auburndale Playground is 1,000 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Crocheron Av/Utopia Pkwy, is 530 feet away for the Q28, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and two places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1932 and 1956, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Crocheron Av/Utopia Pkwy, 530 feet away, for the Q28.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Crocheron Av/Utopia Pkwy Q28530 feetQ28
Next buses at this stop
- Q28 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway southbound, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 34-67 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.3 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2022.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11358
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing
- Elevation
- 85 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1932 and 1956.
Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 25 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2021 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 171st Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of 171st Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
North side of Crocheron Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Crocheron Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 032 State Street School1,070 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Auburndale Playground1,000 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 170th Street & Crocheron Avenue 270 feet
- 172nd Street & Crocheron Avenue 270 feet
- 39th Avenue & 171st Street 490 feet
- 169th Street & Crocheron Avenue 530 feet
- Utopia Parkway & Crocheron Avenue 540 feet
- 39th Avenue & 170th Street 690 feet
- 35th Avenue & 171st Street 690 feet
- 39th Avenue & 172nd Street 750 feet
See every intersection along 171st Street or Crocheron Avenue.