171st Street & Jewel Avenue
The four-way crossing of 171st Street and Jewel Avenue is in Fresh Meadows-Utopia, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Young Israel of Hillcrest is 330 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Utopia Pkwy/Jewel Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Q30, Q31 and Q75, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, three of them religious buildings. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Utopia Pkwy/Jewel Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q30, Q31 and Q75.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Utopia Pkwy/Jewel Av Q30, Q31, Q750.3 milesQ30 Q31 Q75
Next buses at this stop
- Q30 …
- Q31 …
- Q75 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Horace Harding Expressway & 182nd Street at Long Island Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 61-19 Fresh Meadow Lane Gas station0.6 miles
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger2.1 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.9 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
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11365
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Fresh Meadows-Utopia
- Elevation
- 61 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 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 in 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 78 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2014, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Jewel Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- All My Children Day Care and Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K330 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of Hillcrest House of worship330 feet
- Congregation Ohr Moshe House of worship1,050 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 172nd Street & Jewel Avenue 250 feet
- 170th Street & Jewel Avenue 250 feet
- 71st Avenue & 171st Street 310 feet
- Jewel Avenue & 173rd Street 500 feet
- 169th Street & Jewel Avenue 500 feet
- 69th Avenue & 171st Street 520 feet
- 172nd Street & 71st Avenue 540 feet
- 170th Street & 71st Avenue 560 feet
See every intersection along 171st Street or Jewel Avenue.