172nd Street & 143rd Road
The four-way crossing of 172nd Street and 143rd Road is in Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Farmers Blvd/143 Rd, is 690 feet away for the Q3, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, four of them religious buildings, and one place to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Farmers Blvd/143 Rd, 690 feet away, for the Q3.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Farmers Blvd/143 Rd Q3690 feetQ3
Next buses at this stop
- Q3 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway southbound at North Conduit Avenue & 181st Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 144-31 144th Road Gas station1,300 feet
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.3 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11434
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 28
- Police precinct
- 116
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village
- Elevation
- 15 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 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 1925 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in February 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 172nd Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 172nd Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Kiddies World Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5760 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.4 miles
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and one food store.
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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 173rd Street & 143rd Road 260 feet
- 171st Street & 143rd Road 260 feet
- 170th Street & 143rd Road 520 feet
- 174th Street & 143rd Road 520 feet
- Farmers Boulevard & 143rd Road 620 feet
- 170th Street & 144th Avenue 770 feet
- 171st Street & 140th Avenue 810 feet
- Farmers Boulevard & 143rd Avenue 830 feet
See every intersection along 143rd Road or 172nd Street.