161st Street & 137th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 161st Street and 137th Avenue is in Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Rochdale Park is 1,020 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Guy R Brewer Blvd/137 Av, is 310 feet away for the Q111, Q113, Q114 and Q115, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Guy R Brewer Blvd/137 Av, 310 feet away, for the Q111, Q113, Q114 and Q115.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Guy R Brewer Blvd/137 Av Q111, Q113, Q114, Q115310 feetQ111 Q113 Q114 Q115
Next buses at this stop
- Q111 …
- Q113 …
- Q114 …
- Q115 …
Cycling
- 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at North Conduit Avenue & 160th Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 162-35 North Conduit Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 135-30 140th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.5 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
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
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
- 17 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 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 1987.
Trees
Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2022 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 137th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of 161st Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Rochdale Park1,020 feet
- Rochdale Park Playground1,170 feet
Houses of worship
- Holy Unity Baptist Church House of worship860 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four 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 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 & 137th Avenue 260 feet
- Guy R Brewer Boulevard & 137th Avenue 280 feet
- 161st Street & 140th Avenue 510 feet
- 159th Street & 137th Avenue 520 feet
- 137th Avenue & 166th Place 520 feet
- 161st Street & 134th Avenue 670 feet
- 167th Street & 137th Avenue 730 feet
- Guy R Brewer Boulevard & 140th Avenue 740 feet
See every intersection along 137th Avenue or 161st Street.