159th Street & 59th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 159th Street and 59th Avenue is in Queensboro Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 163 Flushing Heights is 200 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/160 St, is 800 feet away for the Q17 and Q88, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/160 St, 800 feet away, for the Q17 and Q88.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/160 St Q17, Q88 · Shelter800 feetQ17 Q88
Next buses at this stop
- Q17 …
- Q88 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 59th Avenue.
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 154-01 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.4 miles
- 41-61 Kissena Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.7 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 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 February 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11365
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Queensboro Hill
- Elevation
- 50 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 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 1930 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 59th Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 163 Flushing Heights School200 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Park620 feet
- Four Winds Playground770 feet
Supermarkets
- Queens Health Emporium Supermarket650 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 160th Street & 59th Avenue 260 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 59th Avenue 270 feet
- 161st Street & 59th Avenue 520 feet
- 157th Street & 59th Avenue 540 feet
- 159th Street & Booth Memorial Avenue 580 feet
- 162nd Street & 59th Avenue 780 feet
- 59th Avenue & 156th Street 800 feet
- 160th Street & Booth Memorial Avenue 800 feet
See every intersection along 159th Street or 59th Avenue.