175th Street & Rex Road

The three-way junction of 175th Street and Rex Road is in South Jamaica, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. P.S./I.S. 116 William C. Hughley is 200 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Rex Rd/Fern Pl, is 150 feet away for the Q42, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them religious buildings, and two places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.

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175th Street & Rex Road Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Rex Rd/Fern Pl, 150 feet away, for the Q42.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Rex Rd/Fern Pl Q42
    150 feet
    Q42

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q42 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 108-46 Merrick Boulevard Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 92-23 168th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    2.4 miles

No police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.

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
37 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • 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 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Harvest Gold' Mongolian 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 September 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 175th Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 garden
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 recreation center
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S./I.S. 116 William C. Hughley School
    200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Trees of Life Organic Garden
    740 feet
  2. Detective Keith L Williams Park
    970 feet
  3. 173rd St Playground
    1,040 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Detective Keith L Williams Field House Recreation center
    960 feet
  2. Liberty Pool Swimming pool
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYPD, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.