173rd Street & 140th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 173rd Street and 140th Avenue is in Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. South Rochdale Playground is 1,220 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Farmers Blvd/140 Av, is 760 feet away for the Q3, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them religious buildings, and three places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Farmers Blvd/140 Av, 760 feet away, for the Q3.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Farmers Blvd/140 Av Q3760 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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 137-02 Farmers Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.1 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.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 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
- 19 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 1930 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 68 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
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in November 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 140th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Kiddies World Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,180 feet
- PS 80 the Thurgood Marshall Magnet School of Multimedia and Communication School1,270 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- South Rochdale Playground1,220 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 172nd Street & 140th Avenue 250 feet
- 174th Street & 140th Avenue 250 feet
- 175th Street & 140th Avenue 500 feet
- 171st Street & 140th Avenue 500 feet
- 173rd Street & 143rd Road 670 feet
- 175th Street & 139th Road 720 feet
- 170th Street & 140th Avenue 750 feet
- Farmers Boulevard & 140th Avenue 760 feet
See every intersection along 140th Avenue or 173rd Street.