161st Street & 131st Avenue
The four-way crossing of 161st Street and 131st Avenue is in Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Redwood Middle School is 1,210 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Guy R Brewer Blvd/130 Av, is 780 feet away for the Q115, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them parks. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Guy R Brewer Blvd/130 Av, 780 feet away, for the Q115.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Guy R Brewer Blvd/130 Av Q115780 feetQ115
Next buses at this stop
- Q115 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at North Conduit Avenue & 160th Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 153-28 Rockaway Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 135-30 140th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2022.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11434
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 28
- Police precinct
- 113
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village
- Elevation
- 20 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 159 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 2 schools
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Catherine & Count Basie Middle School 72 School1,210 feet
- Redwood Middle School1,210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Rochdale Park1,150 feet
- Baisley Pond Park1,170 feet
- Rochdale Park Playground1,290 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 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 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 161st Street & 132nd Avenue 260 feet
- 161st Street & 130th Avenue 280 feet
- 160th Street & 131st Avenue 360 feet
- 161st Street & 129th Avenue 520 feet
- Guy R Brewer Boulevard & 132nd Avenue 570 feet
- 160th Street & 132nd Avenue 610 feet
- 160th Street & 130th Avenue 620 feet
- 159th Street & 132nd Avenue 690 feet
See every intersection along 131st Avenue or 161st Street.