Northern Boulevard & 170th Street
Northern Boulevard and 170th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 6,813 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Living Faith Community Church is 640 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Northern Blvd/169 St, is 410 feet away for the Q12, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, seven of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Northern Blvd/169 St, 410 feet away, for the Q12.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Northern Blvd/169 St Q12 · Shelter410 feetQ12
Next buses at this stop
- Q12 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway southbound at Clearview Expressway & 45th Road, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 172-01 Northern Boulevard Gas station1,020 feet
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.1 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2022.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 6,813 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 113th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 3,011 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11358
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Flushing
- Elevation
- 54 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
Homes
About 300 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 1930 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2021 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 170th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 170th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Northern Boulevard
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-9AM
South side of Northern Boulevard
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Oikos Community Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K410 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Plaut Triangle50 feet
Houses of worship
- Manna Presbyterian Church NY House of worship170 feet
- Living Faith Community Church House of worship640 feet
Supermarkets
- Hua Lian Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and two 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
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 43rd Avenue & 170th Street 100 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 43rd Avenue 150 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 169th Street 280 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 171st Street 280 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 169th Street 360 feet
- Northern Boulevard & Auburndale Lane 540 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 168th Street 550 feet
- 41st Avenue & 170th Street 560 feet
See every intersection along 170th Street or Northern Boulevard.