160th Street & 79th Avenue
The three-way junction of 160th Street and 79th Avenue is in Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Al-Mamoor School is 710 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Parsons Blvd/Union Tpke, is 770 feet away for the Q25, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, six of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Parsons Blvd/Union Tpke, 770 feet away, for the Q25.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Parsons Blvd/Union Tpke Q25 · Shelter770 feetQ25
Next buses at this stop
- Q25 …
Cycling
- 9 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 station1,000 feet
- 153-10 88th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2022.
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
- 83 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1963.
Trees
NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2019 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 160th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
West side of 160th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10:30AM-NOON
North side of 79th Avenue
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10:30AM-NOON
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-3PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
Schools and child care
- Al-Mamoor School710 feet
- Yeshiva Ketana of Queens School760 feet
- Kew Gardens Sep Preschool1,200 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 315/Ladder 125 Fire station1,270 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch970 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and two 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 160th Street & 78th Road 260 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 79th Avenue 480 feet
- 162nd Street & 79th Avenue 500 feet
- 160th Street & 78th Avenue 520 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 78th Road 740 feet
- 162nd Street & 78th Road 760 feet
- 160th Street & 77th Road 780 feet
- Union Turnpike & Parsons Boulevard 870 feet
See every intersection along 160th Street or 79th Avenue.