173rd Street & 106th Avenue
The three-way junction of 173rd Street and 106th Avenue is in South Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. It is 30 feet to the 173rd St Playground. The nearest bus stop, 106 Av/177 St, is 680 feet away for the Q42, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, five of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 106 Av/177 St, 680 feet away, for the Q42.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 106 Av/177 St Q42680 feetQ42
Next buses at this stop
- Q42 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 105-15 Merrick Boulevard Gas station0.4 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 seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 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 110 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 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 School1,010 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Detective Keith L Williams Park30 feet
- 173rd St Playground30 feet
- Trees of Life Organic Garden50 feet
Community centers and public services
- Detective Keith L Williams Field House Recreation center130 feet
- Liberty Pool Swimming pool330 feet
Supermarkets
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and three 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 nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 173rd Street & 105th Avenue 250 feet
- 106th Avenue & Polhemus Avenue 420 feet
- 106th Avenue & Ruscoe Street 490 feet
- 173rd Street & 104th Avenue 500 feet
- 107th Avenue & 173rd Street 520 feet
- Watson Place & Polhemus Avenue 630 feet
- 107th Avenue & Polhemus Avenue 650 feet
- 177th Street & 106th Avenue 700 feet
See every intersection along 106th Avenue or 173rd Street.