39th Avenue & 170th Street
The three-way junction of 39th Avenue and 170th Street is in Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Crocheron Av/168 St, is 920 feet away for the Q28, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and two places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1951, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Crocheron Av/168 St, 920 feet away, for the Q28.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Crocheron Av/168 St Q28920 feetQ28
Next buses at this stop
- Q28 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway southbound, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 172-01 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.3 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11358
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing
- Elevation
- 78 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1951.
Since 2014 at least 9 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2021 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 170th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
North side of 39th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of 39th Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and two 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 39th Avenue & 171st Street 260 feet
- 169th Street & Depot Road 360 feet
- 170th Street & Crocheron Avenue 430 feet
- 39th Avenue & 172nd Street 520 feet
- 168th Street & Depot Road 620 feet
- 169th Street & Crocheron Avenue 690 feet
- 171st Street & Crocheron Avenue 690 feet
- 39th Avenue & Utopia Parkway 790 feet
See every intersection along 170th Street or 39th Avenue.