159th Street & Cryders Lane
The four-way crossing of 159th Street and Cryders Lane is in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Cross Island Pkwy/160 St, is 600 feet away for the QM2 and QM32, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1965, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the European hornbeam.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Cross Island Pkwy/160 St, 600 feet away, for the QM2 and QM32.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cross Island Pkwy/160 St QM2, QM32600 feetQM2 QM32
Next buses at this stop
- QM2 …
- QM32 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 14-68 Clintonville Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.7 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 September 2016.
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
- 58 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the European hornbeam.
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 December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Cryders Lane
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Whitestone Shopping Center Shopping center0.3 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 nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 158th Street & Cryders Lane 250 feet
- 160th Street & Cryders Lane 270 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 159th Street 350 feet
- 157th Street & Cryders Lane 510 feet
- 161st Street & Cryders Lane 530 feet
- 159th Street & 14th Avenue 600 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 157th Street 760 feet
- 156th Street & Cryders Lane 770 feet
See every intersection along 159th Street or Cryders Lane.