160th Street & 78th Road
The four-way crossing of 160th Street and 78th Road is in Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Al-Mamoor School is 500 feet away, and Queens School of Inquiry, The is 1,130 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Parsons Blvd/Union Tpke, is 1,030 feet away for the Q25, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Parsons Blvd/Union Tpke, 1,030 feet away, for the Q25.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Parsons Blvd/Union Tpke Q25 · Shelter1,030 feetQ25
Next buses at this stop
- Q25 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & Union Turnpike, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 154-09 Union Turnpike Gas station1,260 feet
- 153-10 88th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1.5 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2023.
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
- 84 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1963.
Trees
NYC Parks records 76 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 23 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2019 and July 2025, 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 78th Road
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 78th Road
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10:30AM-NOON
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 5 schools
- 1 nursing home or hospice
Schools and child care
- Al-Mamoor School500 feet
- Yeshiva Ketana of Queens School510 feet
- I.S. 250 the Robert F. Kennedy Community Middle School1,130 feet
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- P.S. Q255 School1,130 feet
- Queens School of Inquiry, The School1,130 feet
Health care
- Meadow Park Rehabilitation and Health Care Center Nursing home or hospice1,140 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch1,230 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and one food store.
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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 160th Street & 78th Avenue 260 feet
- 160th Street & 79th Avenue 260 feet
- 162nd Street & 78th Road 500 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 78th Road 510 feet
- 160th Street & 77th Road 520 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 79th Avenue 730 feet
- 162nd Street & 78th Avenue 760 feet
- 162nd Street & 79th Avenue 760 feet
See every intersection along 160th Street or 78th Road.