11th Avenue & 162nd Street
The three-way junction of 11th Avenue and 162nd Street is in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, 162 St/Powells Cove Blvd, is 860 feet away for the Q15, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1958, most in buildings of ten homes or more. NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 162 St/Powells Cove Blvd, 860 feet away, for the Q15.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 162 St/Powells Cove Blvd Q15860 feetQ15
Next buses at this stop
- Q15 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 10-02 Clintonville Street Gas station0.8 miles
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.7 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 December 2022.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11357
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Whitestone-Beechhurst
- Elevation
- 48 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1958.
Trees
NYC Parks records 35 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 August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 162nd Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- North Shore Farms Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Whitestone Plaza Shopping center0.5 miles
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
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 162nd Street & 10th Avenue 260 feet
- 162nd Street & 12th Avenue 260 feet
- 160th Street & 11th Avenue 500 feet
- 162nd Street & 9th Avenue 520 feet
- 162nd Street & 12th Road 520 feet
- 160th Street & 12th Avenue 750 feet
- 160th Street & 10th Avenue 750 feet
- 162nd Street & 13th Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 11th Avenue or 162nd Street.