172nd Street & 105th Avenue
The three-way junction of 172nd Street and 105th Avenue is in South Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Liberty Pool is 220 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Liberty Av/172 St, is 780 feet away for the Q42 and Q83, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them religious buildings. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1935, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Liberty Av/172 St, 780 feet away, for the Q42 and Q83.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Liberty Av/172 St Q42, Q83780 feetQ42 Q83
Next buses at this stop
- Q42 …
- Q83 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 105-15 Merrick Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 92-23 168th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2021.
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
- 39 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, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 garden
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 recreation center
- 1 swimming pool
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Detective Keith L Williams Park40 feet
- 173rd St Playground290 feet
- Trees of Life Organic Garden1,240 feet
Community centers and public services
- Liberty Pool Swimming pool220 feet
- Detective Keith L Williams Field House Recreation center390 feet
Supermarkets
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two 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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 105th Avenue & 171st Place 250 feet
- 172nd Street & 104th Avenue 250 feet
- 172nd Street & 103rd Road 500 feet
- 171st Street & 105th Avenue 510 feet
- 172nd Street & 107th Avenue 680 feet
- 171st Street & 104th Avenue 740 feet
- 170th Street & 105th Avenue 760 feet
- Liberty Avenue & 172nd Street 760 feet
See every intersection along 105th Avenue or 172nd Street.