Grand Central Parkway & 170th Street
Grand Central Parkway and 170th Street meet at a three-way junction in Jamaica Hills-Briarwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Tepper Triangle is 1,110 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Homelawn St/173 St, is 1,290 feet away for the Q31, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them schools. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Homelawn St/173 St, 1,290 feet away, for the Q31.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Homelawn St/173 St Q311,290 feetQ31
Next buses at this stop
- Q31 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 165-01 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1 mile
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11432
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Jamaica Hills-Briarwood
- Elevation
- 119 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 200 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 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 170th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of 170th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Grand Central Parkway
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- P.S. 131 Abigail Adams School470 feet
- Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Education High School1,200 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Tepper Triangle1,110 feet
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:
- 170th Street & 83rd Avenue 260 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 169th Street 260 feet
- 170th Street & 84th Avenue 520 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 168th Place 520 feet
- 169th Street & 84th Avenue 780 feet
- 172nd Street & 83rd Avenue 780 feet
- 170th Street & 84th Road 780 feet
- 84th Avenue & 168th Place 1,030 feet
See every intersection along 170th Street or Grand Central Parkway.