Liberty Avenue & 173rd Street
Liberty Avenue and 173rd Street meet at a three-way junction in South Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 2,062 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. It is 930 feet to the 173rd St Playground, and Trees of Life Organic Garden is 1,080 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Liberty Av/173 St, is 70 feet away for the Q42 and Q83. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them religious buildings, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Liberty Av/173 St, 70 feet away, for the Q42 and Q83.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Liberty Av/173 St Q42, Q8370 feetQ42 Q83
Next buses at this stop
- Q42 …
- Q83 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
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 chargers0.5 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, August 2019
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 2,062 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 411th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 672 more were issued.
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
- 47 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
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 1920 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2025 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 173rd Street
- Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Liberty Avenue
- No parking 6 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 religious buildings
- 1 garden
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 recreation center
- 1 swimming pool
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Detective Keith L Williams Park60 feet
- 173rd St Playground930 feet
- Trees of Life Organic Garden1,080 feet
Community centers and public services
- Detective Keith L Williams Field House Recreation center1,070 feet
- Liberty Pool Swimming pool1,070 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.5 miles
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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Liberty Avenue & 175th Street 160 feet
- 173rd Street & 103rd Road 270 feet
- 175th Street & Douglas Avenue 310 feet
- Liberty Avenue & 172nd Street 340 feet
- 173rd Street & 104th Avenue 530 feet
- 172nd Street & 103rd Road 600 feet
- Liberty Avenue & 177th Street 710 feet
- 173rd Street & 105th Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 173rd Street or Liberty Avenue.