160th Street & 12th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 160th Street and 12th Avenue is in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Powells Cove Blvd/159 St, is 0.3 miles away for the Q15 and Q61, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1958, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Powells Cove Blvd/159 St, 0.3 miles away, for the Q15 and Q61.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Powells Cove Blvd/159 St Q15, Q610.3 milesQ15 Q61
Next buses at this stop
- Q15 …
- Q61 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 10-02 Clintonville Street Gas station0.7 miles
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.6 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 2014.
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
Homes
About 400 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 1958.
Trees
NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry and the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in December 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 160th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- North Shore Farms Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Whitestone Plaza Shopping center0.4 miles
- Whitestone Shopping Center Shopping center0.5 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 160th Street & 11th Avenue 260 feet
- 160th Street & 12th Road 260 feet
- 162nd Street & 12th Avenue 490 feet
- 160th Street & 10th Avenue 520 feet
- 160th Street & 13th Avenue 520 feet
- 162nd Street & 12th Road 740 feet
- 11th Avenue & 162nd Street 750 feet
- 157th Street & 12th Avenue 760 feet
See every intersection along 12th Avenue or 160th Street.