175th Street & 108th Avenue
The three-way junction of 175th Street and 108th Avenue is in South Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. It is 1,060 feet to the 173rd St Playground. The nearest bus stop, Rex Rd/Fern Pl, is 270 feet away for the Q42, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Rex Rd/Fern Pl, 270 feet away, for the Q42.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rex Rd/Fern Pl Q42270 feetQ42
Next buses at this stop
- Q42 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 108-46 Merrick Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 92-23 168th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2022.
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
- 36 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
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 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Harvest Gold' Mongolian linden and the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2020 and February 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 108th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 175th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 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 School310 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Trees of Life Organic Garden860 feet
- Detective Keith L Williams Park990 feet
- 173rd St Playground1,060 feet
Community centers and public services
- Detective Keith L Williams Field House Recreation center990 feet
- Liberty Pool Swimming pool1,170 feet
Supermarkets
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat.
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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 108th Avenue & Rex Road 100 feet
- 175th Street & Rex Road 110 feet
- Fern Place & Rex Road 290 feet
- 174th Street & 108th Avenue 300 feet
- 109th Avenue & 175th Street 440 feet
- 107th Avenue & Polhemus Avenue 530 feet
- 173rd Street & 108th Avenue 560 feet
- 107th Avenue & 173rd Street 660 feet
See every intersection along 108th Avenue or 175th Street.