Liberty Avenue & 172nd Street
Liberty Avenue and 172nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in South Jamaica, Queens. The corner is also named Detective Keith L. Williams Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Liberty Pool is 970 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Liberty Av/172 St, is 30 feet away for the Q42 and Q83, and 13 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them parks, and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Liberty Av/172 St, 30 feet away, for the Q42 and Q83.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Liberty Av/172 St Q42, Q8330 feetQ42 Q83
Next buses at this stop
- Q42 …
- Q83 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 105-15 Merrick Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 92-23 168th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 10 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, August 2019
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11433
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 27
- Police precinct
- 103
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- South Jamaica
- Elevation
- 49 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Detective Keith L. Williams Way, a co-naming enacted on August 23, 2019 (Local Law 158 of 2019).
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the cherry.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Detective Keith L. Williams Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in December 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Liberty Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 3AM-6AM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 playground
- 1 recreation center
- 1 swimming pool
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Detective Keith L Williams Park60 feet
- 173rd St Playground1,040 feet
- Ashmead Park1,280 feet
Community centers and public services
- Liberty Pool Swimming pool970 feet
- Detective Keith L Williams Field House Recreation center1,150 feet
Supermarkets
- ALDI Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and four food stores.
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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 172nd Street & 103rd Road 260 feet
- Liberty Avenue & 173rd Street 340 feet
- Liberty Avenue & 171st Street 460 feet
- Liberty Avenue & 175th Street 500 feet
- 172nd Street & 104th Avenue 510 feet
- 173rd Street & 103rd Road 610 feet
- 175th Street & Douglas Avenue 660 feet
- Liberty Avenue & 170th Street 710 feet
See every intersection along 172nd Street or Liberty Avenue.