172nd Street & 108th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 172nd Street and 108th Avenue is in South Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S./I.S. 116 William C. Hughley is 1,000 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Merrick Blvd/108 Av, is 940 feet away for the Q4, Q5, Q84 and four more, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, eight of them religious buildings.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Merrick Blvd/108 Av, 940 feet away, for the Q4, Q5, Q84, Q85 and three more.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Merrick Blvd/108 Av Q4, Q5, Q84, Q85 +3940 feetQ4 Q5 Q84 Q85 Q86 Q87 Q89
Next buses at this stop
- Q4 …
- Q5 …
- Q84 …
- Q85 …
- Q86 …
- Q87 …
- Q89 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 108-46 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 cars2.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2024.
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
- 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 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'China Snow' Peking lilac and the Japanese zelkova.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 8 religious buildings
- 2 parks
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 garden
- 1 playground
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- P.S./I.S. 116 William C. Hughley School1,000 feet
- Colin-Newell Early Childhood Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,150 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Trees of Life Organic Garden930 feet
- Detective Keith L Williams Park950 feet
- 173rd St Playground1,020 feet
Show all 4
- Proctor-Hopson Circle1,190 feet
Community centers and public services
- Detective Keith L Williams Field House Recreation center1,050 feet
- Liberty Pool Swimming pool1,130 feet
Supermarkets
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 108th Avenue & 171st Place 260 feet
- 173rd Street & 108th Avenue 260 feet
- 171st Street & 108th Avenue 520 feet
- 174th Street & 108th Avenue 520 feet
- 109th Avenue & 172nd Street 570 feet
- 107th Avenue & 173rd Street 620 feet
- 107th Avenue & 171st Place 700 feet
- 108th Avenue & Rex Road 720 feet
See every intersection along 108th Avenue or 172nd Street.