160th Street & 21st Avenue
The four-way crossing of 160th Street and 21st Avenue is in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 184 Flushing Manor is 1,130 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Willets Point Blvd/20 Rd, is 330 feet away for the Q61, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and eight places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Willets Point Blvd/20 Rd, 330 feet away, for the Q61.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Willets Point Blvd/20 Rd Q61330 feetQ61
Next buses at this stop
- Q61 …
Cycling
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 157-30 Willets Point Boulevard Gas station650 feet
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 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
- 56 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 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 1950 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 184 Flushing Manor School1,130 feet
Bank branches
- Capital One Bank branch530 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy570 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places 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
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 160th Street & Clintonville Street 240 feet
- 160th Street & 20th Road 260 feet
- 160th Street & Willets Point Boulevard 320 feet
- Willets Point Boulevard & 20th Road 340 feet
- 160th Street & 22nd Avenue 360 feet
- 21st Avenue & Clintonville Street 380 feet
- Clintonville Street & 21st Road 390 feet
- 21st Avenue & Willets Point Boulevard 410 feet
See every intersection along 160th Street or 21st Avenue.