173rd Street & Homelawn Street
The three-way junction of 173rd Street and Homelawn Street is in Jamaica Estates-Holliswood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Queens Cheder MRM is 920 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Homelawn St/173 St, is 60 feet away for the Q31, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them schools. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1940, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Homelawn St/173 St, 60 feet away, for the Q31.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Homelawn St/173 St Q3160 feetQ31
Next buses at this stop
- Q31 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 720 feet by car along the streets.
- 176-02 Union Turnpike Gas station0.7 miles
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1 mile
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11432
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Jamaica Estates-Holliswood
- Elevation
- 116 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 200 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 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2024 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 173rd Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of 173rd Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of Homelawn Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Queens Cheder MRM School920 feet
- P.S. 131 Abigail Adams School1,020 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Tepper Triangle50 feet
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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 83rd Avenue & Homelawn Street 80 feet
- Homelawn Street & Charlecote Ridge 180 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 173rd Street 220 feet
- Homelawn Street & Croydon Road 360 feet
- 84th Avenue & Homelawn Street 410 feet
- 172nd Street & 83rd Avenue 560 feet
- 172nd Street & 84th Avenue 680 feet
- Homelawn Street & Kendrick Place 710 feet
See every intersection along 173rd Street or Homelawn Street.