159th Street & Oak Avenue
The three-way junction of 159th Street and Oak Avenue is in East Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Kissena Park is 230 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 164 St/Oak Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Q65, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1945, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 164 St/Oak Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q65.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 164 St/Oak Av Q650.3 milesQ65
Next buses at this stop
- Q65 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 161-15 46th Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 144-20 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, 39 Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.7 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 November 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11358
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Flushing
- Elevation
- 25 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 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 1925 and 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 77 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 June 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Oak Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Kissena Park.
- Korean War Memorial Statue by William Crozier and Thomas Donahue, 2007700 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 park
- 1 park feature
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Greater Flushing Community Council Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,090 feet
- Immanuel Creative Daycare School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Park230 feet
- Kissena Lake in Kissena Park Park feature1,210 feet
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
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Oak Avenue & Quince Avenue 170 feet
- Oak Avenue & Rose Avenue 190 feet
- 160th Street & Oak Avenue 260 feet
- 158th Street & Oak Avenue 260 feet
- 158th Street & Quince Avenue 290 feet
- 157th Street & Oak Avenue 520 feet
- 161st Street & Oak Avenue 520 feet
- 159th Street & Laburnum Avenue 610 feet
See every intersection along 159th Street or Oak Avenue.