159th Street & 116th Avenue
The three-way junction of 159th Street and 116th Avenue is in Baisley Park, Queens, at the edge of NYCHA's Baisley Park development. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. It is 560 feet to the 157th St Playground. The nearest bus stop, Guy R Brewer Blvd/116 Av, is 360 feet away for the Q115, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Guy R Brewer Blvd/116 Av, 360 feet away, for the Q115.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Guy R Brewer Blvd/116 Av Q115360 feetQ115
Next buses at this stop
- Q115 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 114-07 Guy R Brewer Boulevard Gas station1,200 feet
- 92-19 Guy R Brewer Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 60 Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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
- 19 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1962.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Baisley Park development.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the northern red oak.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 community center
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- High School for Law Enforcement and Public Safety School760 feet
- Clifford Glover Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K860 feet
- South Jamaica Center for Children & Parents Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,070 feet
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- Afro-American Parents Educational Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,290 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Baisley Pond Park560 feet
- 157th St Playground560 feet
Community centers and public services
- Community center at Baisley Park Community center860 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store1,300 feet
- Dollar Tree Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 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 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 116th Avenue & 158th Street 250 feet
- 116th Avenue & Bedell Street 250 feet
- 116th Avenue & Guy R Brewer Boulevard 320 feet
- Guy R Brewer Boulevard & Bedell Street 420 feet
- 157th Street & 116th Avenue 510 feet
- 115th Avenue & Guy R Brewer Boulevard 630 feet
- 159th Street & 115th Road 650 feet
- 116th Avenue & Barron Street 790 feet
See every intersection along 116th Avenue or 159th Street.