173rd Street & 105th Avenue
The three-way junction of 173rd Street and 105th Avenue is in South Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Detective Keith L Williams Park is 30 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Liberty Av/173 St, is 840 feet away for the Q42 and Q83, and 11 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Liberty Av/173 St, 840 feet away, for the Q42 and Q83.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Liberty Av/173 St Q42, Q83840 feetQ42 Q83
Next buses at this stop
- Q42 …
- Q83 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 1.5 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 cars2.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.
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
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 75 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 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 School1,260 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Detective Keith L Williams Park30 feet
- 173rd St Playground150 feet
- Trees of Life Organic Garden300 feet
Community centers and public services
- Detective Keith L Williams Field House Recreation center310 feet
- Liberty Pool Swimming pool380 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and four 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:
- 173rd Street & 106th Avenue 250 feet
- 173rd Street & 104th Avenue 250 feet
- 173rd Street & 103rd Road 520 feet
- 106th Avenue & Polhemus Avenue 670 feet
- 177th Street & 105th Avenue 690 feet
- 106th Avenue & Ruscoe Street 740 feet
- 107th Avenue & 173rd Street 770 feet
- Liberty Avenue & 173rd Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 105th Avenue or 173rd Street.