160th Street & 16th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 160th Street and 16th Avenue is in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Cross Island Pkwy/160 St, is 730 feet away for the QM2 and QM32, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1951, most in buildings of ten homes or more. NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Cross Island Pkwy/160 St, 730 feet away, for the QM2 and QM32.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cross Island Pkwy/160 St QM2, QM32730 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.
- 17-55 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2025.
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
- 57 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1951.
Trees
NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 16th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 16th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Whitestone Shopping Center Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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 corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 159th Street & 16th Avenue 260 feet
- 160th Street & 17th Avenue 520 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 159th Street 680 feet
- 163rd Street & 16th Avenue 730 feet
- 160th Street & 17th Road 780 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 16th Avenue 830 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 161st Street 920 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 159th Street 930 feet
See every intersection along 160th Street or 16th Avenue.