Jewel Avenue & 174th Street
Jewel Avenue and 174th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. P.S. 173 Fresh Meadows is 1,160 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Utopia Pkwy/Jewel Av, is 680 feet away for the Q30, Q31 and Q75, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings, and one place to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 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 Utopia Pkwy/Jewel Av, 680 feet away, for the Q30, Q31 and Q75.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Utopia Pkwy/Jewel Av Q30, Q31, Q75680 feetQ30 Q31 Q75
Next buses at this stop
- Q30 …
- Q31 …
- Q75 …
Cycling
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
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, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 176-02 Union Turnpike Gas station0.6 miles
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2014.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11365
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest
- Elevation
- 58 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 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 1940 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Jewel Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Jewel Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- All My Children Day Care and Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,080 feet
- P.S. 173 Fresh Meadows School1,160 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Utopia Playground650 feet
- Fresh Meadows Playground880 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of Hillcrest House of worship1,080 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two food stores.
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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Jewel Avenue & 173rd Street 250 feet
- 175th Street & Jewel Avenue 260 feet
- 172nd Street & Jewel Avenue 500 feet
- 69th Avenue & 174th Street 520 feet
- Utopia Parkway & Jewel Avenue 580 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 174th Street 690 feet
- 171st Street & Jewel Avenue 750 feet
- 69th Avenue & 173rd Street 770 feet
See every intersection along 174th Street or Jewel Avenue.