73rd Avenue & 171st Street
The four-way crossing of 73rd Avenue and 171st Street is in Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Congregation Ohr Moshe is 100 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Utopia Pkwy/73 Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Q30, Q31 and Q75, and 13 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, five of them religious buildings. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1949 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Utopia Pkwy/73 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q30, Q31 and Q75.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Utopia Pkwy/73 Av Q30, Q31, Q750.3 milesQ30 Q31 Q75
Next buses at this stop
- Q30 …
- Q31 …
- Q75 …
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.
- 176-02 Union Turnpike 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 four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2022
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
- 64 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 1949 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 78 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 School940 feet
- All My Children Day Care and Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,170 feet
Houses of worship
- Congregation Ohr Moshe House of worship100 feet
- Young Israel of Hillcrest House of worship1,170 feet
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 73rd Avenue & 172nd Street 250 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 170th Street 260 feet
- 75th Avenue & 171st Street 500 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 169th Street 510 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 173rd Street 510 feet
- 71st Avenue & 171st Street 660 feet
- 170th Street & 75th Avenue 670 feet
- 172nd Street & 75th Avenue 750 feet
See every intersection along 171st Street or 73rd Avenue.