173rd Street & 137th Avenue
The three-way junction of 173rd Street and 137th Avenue is in Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Rochdale Village Library is 770 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 176 St/137 Av, is 820 feet away for the QM21, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them religious buildings, and two places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1945, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 176 St/137 Av, 820 feet away, for the QM21.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 176 St/137 Av QM21820 feetQM21
Next buses at this stop
- QM21 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway southbound at North Conduit Avenue & 181st Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 137-02 Farmers Boulevard Gas station1,130 feet
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11434
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 28
- Police precinct
- 113 and 116 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village
- Elevation
- 15 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 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 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 36 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 137th Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 15 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of 137th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of 173rd Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of 173rd Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 library
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- PS 80 the Thurgood Marshall Magnet School of Multimedia and Communication School520 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- South Rochdale Playground440 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Rochdale Village Library770 feet
Houses of worship
- Holy Unity Baptist Church House of worship1,290 feet
Bank branches
- Citibank Bank branch1,150 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket850 feet
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 signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 172nd Street & 137th Avenue 150 feet
- 137th Avenue & 174th Street 260 feet
- 171st Street & 137th Avenue 410 feet
- 173rd Street & 134th Road 450 feet
- 175th Street & 137th Avenue 520 feet
- 170th Street & 137th Avenue 650 feet
- 174th Street & 134th Road 710 feet
- 137th Avenue & 176th Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 137th Avenue or 173rd Street.