116th Avenue & 167th Street

The four-way crossing of 116th Avenue and 167th Street is in Baisley Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 140 Edward K Ellington is 200 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Merrick Blvd/116 Av, is 1,240 feet away for the Q5, and 15 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1951, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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116th Avenue & 167th Street Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Merrick Blvd/116 Av, 1,240 feet away, for the Q5.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Merrick Blvd/116 Av Q5
    1,240 feet
    Q5

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q5 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 114-07 Guy R Brewer Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 92-23 168th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1.5 miles
  3. 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11434
Community board
Queens Community Board 12
City Council district
28
Police precinct
113
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Baisley Park
Elevation
20 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1951.

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 6 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 116th Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

East side of 167th Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 167th Street

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 garden
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 140 Edward K Ellington School
    200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Curtis "50 Cent" Community Garden
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. John's Farm Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.

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 9 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, NYCHA, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.