102nd Street & 159th Drive

The three-way junction of 102nd Street and 159th Drive is in Howard Beach-Lindenwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Station B Post Office is 450 feet away. The nearest subway, Howard Beach-JFK Airport, is about two minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1940, almost all in houses of one or two.

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102nd Street & 159th Drive Nearby corners, linked

Subway

The nearest subway station is Howard Beach-JFK Airport, 600 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. Howard Beach-JFK Airport A
    600 feet
    A

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. A …
Rockaways
1 line
  1. A …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 102 St/159 Rd, 200 feet away, for the Q11.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 102 St/159 Rd Q11 · Shelter
    200 feet
    Q11
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Nassau Expressway eastbound at 155th Avenue & Belt Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 100-03 North Conduit Avenue Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 89-35 155th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1.4 miles
  3. 130th Place Fast charging for electric cars
    2.6 miles

Between 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
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11414
Community board
Queens Community Board 10
City Council district
32
Police precinct
106
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Howard Beach-Lindenwood
Elevation
5 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

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 1920 and 1940.

Trees

NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 2 signs on these blocks
  • 1 rule

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 159th Drive

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 post office
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Success Academy Charter School - NYC 14 School
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Station B Post Office
    450 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and three food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.