172nd Street & 71st Avenue
The three-way junction of 172nd Street and 71st Avenue is in Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Young Israel of Hillcrest is 760 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 five public places, four of them religious buildings.
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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 one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2021.
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)
- Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest
- Elevation
- 66 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 between 1940 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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
- All My Children Day Care and Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K760 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of Hillcrest House of worship760 feet
- Congregation Ohr Moshe House of worship840 feet
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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 71st Avenue & 171st Street 250 feet
- 172nd Street & Jewel Avenue 290 feet
- 170th Street & 71st Avenue 500 feet
- Jewel Avenue & 173rd Street 530 feet
- 171st Street & Jewel Avenue 540 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 172nd Street 590 feet
- 169th Street & 71st Avenue 750 feet
- Jewel Avenue & 174th Street 790 feet
See every intersection along 172nd Street or 71st Avenue.