161st Street & 29th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 161st Street and 29th Avenue is in Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Bowne Playground is 820 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 29 Av/162 St, is 370 feet away for the Q16, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and one place to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1945, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 29 Av/162 St, 370 feet away, for the Q16.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 29 Av/162 St Q16370 feetQ16
Next buses at this stop
- Q16 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway northbound at Clearview Expressway & 26th Avenue, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 29-16 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 2 Bay Club Drive Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1.5 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11358
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing
- Elevation
- 68 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 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 1930 and 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 48 trees 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 June 2024 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 29th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 29th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 recreation center
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Working Org for Retarded Children School540 feet
- Ibrain Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K940 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bowne Park580 feet
- Bowne Playground820 feet
Community centers and public services
- Bowne Park Recreation Center850 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two food stores.
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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 29th Avenue & Bayside Lane 180 feet
- 162nd Street & 29th Avenue 270 feet
- 160th Street & 29th Avenue 270 feet
- 28th Avenue & 161st Street 300 feet
- 29th Avenue & 163rd Street 520 feet
- 159th Street & 29th Avenue 530 feet
- 160th Street & 28th Avenue 560 feet
- 28th Avenue & 163rd Street 590 feet
See every intersection along 161st Street or 29th Avenue.