160th Street & 73rd Avenue
The four-way crossing of 160th Street and 73rd Avenue is in Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Playground Seventy Five is 290 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 164 St/73 Av, is 1,010 feet away for the Q65, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and one place to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 164 St/73 Av, 1,010 feet away, for the Q65.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 164 St/73 Av Q651,010 feetQ65
Next buses at this stop
- Q65 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 73rd Avenue.
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 73-15 Parsons Boulevard Gas station830 feet
- 153-10 88th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1.9 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11366
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest
- Elevation
- 69 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 24 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 81 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 22 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2019 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 160th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
West side of 160th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10:30AM-NOON
North side of 73rd Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
South side of 73rd Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10:30AM-NOON
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 154 Queens School680 feet
- New Milestone Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K770 feet
- Happy Maryann Day School Preschool, ages 2 to 51,080 feet
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- The World Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,140 feet
- Acorn Adventure Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 51,210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Playground Seventy Five Playground290 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch810 feet
- Citizens Bank Bank branch1,240 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- Aron's Kissena Farms Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy690 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 160th Street & 75th Avenue 250 feet
- 160th Street & 72nd Avenue 250 feet
- 160th Street & 75th Road 500 feet
- 161st Street & 72nd Avenue 500 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 162nd Street 500 feet
- 159th Street & 72nd Avenue 500 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 73rd Avenue 580 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & Aguilar Avenue 680 feet
See every intersection along 160th Street or 73rd Avenue.