172nd Street & 107th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 172nd Street and 107th 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 480 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Rex Rd/Fern Pl, is 1,050 feet away for the Q42, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, six of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Rex Rd/Fern Pl, 1,050 feet away, for the Q42.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rex Rd/Fern Pl Q421,050 feetQ42
Next buses at this stop
- Q42 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 105-15 Merrick Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 92-23 168th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.5 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 February 2026.
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
- 41 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is 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 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the hawthorn.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 1 garden
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 recreation center
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- P.S./I.S. 116 William C. Hughley School730 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Detective Keith L Williams Park370 feet
- Trees of Life Organic Garden560 feet
- 173rd St Playground570 feet
Community centers and public services
- Liberty Pool Swimming pool480 feet
- Detective Keith L Williams Field House Recreation center510 feet
Supermarkets
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat.
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 nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 107th Avenue & 171st Place 250 feet
- 107th Avenue & 173rd Street 260 feet
- 107th Avenue & Polhemus Avenue 380 feet
- 107th Avenue & 171st Street 500 feet
- 173rd Street & 108th Avenue 610 feet
- Fern Place & Polhemus Avenue 630 feet
- 172nd Street & 105th Avenue 680 feet
- 108th Avenue & 171st Place 690 feet
See every intersection along 107th Avenue or 172nd Street.