45th Avenue & 171st Street
The four-way crossing of 45th Avenue and 171st Street is in East Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 107 Thomas a Dooley is 990 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 46 Av/171 St, is 940 feet away for the Q26 and Q27, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 46 Av/171 St, 940 feet away, for the Q26 and Q27.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 46 Av/171 St Q26, Q27940 feetQ26 Q27
Next buses at this stop
- Q26 …
- Q27 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway southbound at Clearview Expressway & 45th Road, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 172-01 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1 mile
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 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)
- East Flushing
- Elevation
- 63 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 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 1925 and 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the silver maple.
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 December 2017 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 171st Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
South side of 45th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Oikos Community Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K730 feet
- P.S. 107 Thomas a Dooley School990 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Plaut Triangle1,160 feet
Houses of worship
- Manna Presbyterian Church NY House of worship1,000 feet
- Living Faith Community Church House of worship1,230 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and one food store.
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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 45th Avenue & 171st Place 260 feet
- 170th Street & 45th Avenue 260 feet
- 45th Avenue & Auburndale Lane 380 feet
- 169th Street & 45th Avenue 520 feet
- 45th Avenue & 172nd Street 670 feet
- 46th Avenue & 171st Street 720 feet
- 168th Street & 45th Avenue 780 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 171st Street 860 feet
See every intersection along 171st Street or 45th Avenue.