73rd Avenue & 170th Street
The four-way crossing of 73rd Avenue and 170th Street is in Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. In 2025, 658 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Young Israel of Hillcrest is 1,150 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 164 St/73 Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Q65, and 13 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, five of them religious buildings.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 164 St/73 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q65.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 164 St/73 Av Q650.3 milesQ65
Next buses at this stop
- Q65 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 73rd Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Horace Harding Expressway & 182nd Street at Long Island Expressway, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 73-15 Parsons Boulevard Gas station0.7 miles
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.9 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 658 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,019th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 343 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11366
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest
- Elevation
- 60 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
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 1945 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 January 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 73rd Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Birch Family Services - Susser School680 feet
- All My Children Day Care and Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,150 feet
Houses of worship
- Congregation Ohr Moshe House of worship190 feet
- Young Israel of Hillcrest House of worship1,150 feet
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 73rd Avenue & 169th Street 250 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 171st Street 260 feet
- 170th Street & 75th Avenue 410 feet
- 168th Street & 73rd Avenue 510 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 172nd Street 510 feet
- 169th Street & 75th Avenue 550 feet
- 75th Avenue & 171st Street 670 feet
- 170th Street & 71st Avenue 730 feet
See every intersection along 170th Street or 73rd Avenue.