Watson Place & Polhemus Avenue
Watson Place and Polhemus Avenue meet at a three-way junction in South Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Detective Keith L Williams Field House is 420 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 106 Av/177 St, is 460 feet away for the Q42, and 11 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 106 Av/177 St, 460 feet away, for the Q42.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 106 Av/177 St Q42460 feetQ42
Next buses at this stop
- Q42 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 105-15 Merrick Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 92-23 168th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.6 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2025.
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
- 39 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 700 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 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 garden
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 recreation center
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- P.S./I.S. 116 William C. Hughley School640 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Trees of Life Organic Garden310 feet
- Detective Keith L Williams Park660 feet
- 173rd St Playground660 feet
Community centers and public services
- Detective Keith L Williams Field House Recreation center420 feet
- Liberty Pool Swimming pool810 feet
Supermarkets
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and three 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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 106th Avenue & Polhemus Avenue 210 feet
- Fern Place & Polhemus Avenue 260 feet
- 106th Avenue & Ruscoe Street 280 feet
- 177th Street & 106th Avenue 490 feet
- 107th Avenue & Polhemus Avenue 510 feet
- 177th Street & 106th Road 600 feet
- 173rd Street & 106th Avenue 630 feet
- 107th Avenue & 173rd Street 630 feet
See every intersection along Polhemus Avenue.