159th Street & 16th Avenue
The three-way junction of 159th Street and 16th Avenue is in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Francis Lewis Blvd/Locke Av, is 660 feet away for the Q76, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1951, most in buildings of ten homes or more. NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Francis Lewis Blvd/Locke Av, 660 feet away, for the Q76.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Francis Lewis Blvd/Locke Av Q76660 feetQ76
Next buses at this stop
- Q76 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 17-55 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2017.
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
- 59 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 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 1951.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Whitestone Shopping Center Shopping center0.4 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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 160th Street & 16th Avenue 260 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 159th Street 420 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 16th Avenue 560 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 158th Street 670 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & Francis Lewis Boulevard 750 feet
- 160th Street & 17th Avenue 780 feet
- 157th Street & 16th Road 840 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 16th Road 860 feet
See every intersection along 159th Street or 16th Avenue.