159th Street & 65th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 159th Street and 65th Avenue is in Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 201 the Discovery School for Inquiry and Research is 1,080 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/Parsons Blvd, is 660 feet away for the Q17 and Q88, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them playgrounds, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/Parsons Blvd, 660 feet away, for the Q17 and Q88.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/Parsons Blvd Q17, Q88660 feetQ17 Q88
Next buses at this stop
- Q17 …
- Q88 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 620 feet by car along the streets.
- 154-04 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.4 miles
- 41-61 Kissena Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers2 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes 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 November 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11365
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest
- Elevation
- 87 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, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1966.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2023 and September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 159th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 10:30AM-NOON
West side of 159th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 10:30AM-NOON
North side of 65th Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 10:30AM-NOON
South side of 65th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 10:30AM-NOON
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 201 the Discovery School for Inquiry and Research School1,080 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Electric Playground1,160 feet
- Pomonok Playground1,180 feet
Supermarkets
- Queens Health Emporium Supermarket1,130 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 nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 160th Street & 65th Avenue 260 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 65th Avenue 270 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 159th Street 490 feet
- 161st Street & 65th Avenue 520 feet
- 157th Street & 65th Avenue 540 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway 620 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 160th Street 750 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Parsons Boulevard 760 feet
See every intersection along 159th Street or 65th Avenue.