161st Street & 33rd Avenue
The four-way crossing of 161st Street and 33rd Avenue is in Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Bowne Park is 1,070 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 29 Av/162 St, is 0.3 miles away for the Q16, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and one place to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1935, 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, 0.3 miles away, for the Q16.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 29 Av/162 St Q160.3 milesQ16
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, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 152-06 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.7 miles
- 144-20 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, 39 Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.8 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2023.
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
- 93 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 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 1925 and 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese tree lilac and the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 20 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2021 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 161st Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of 161st Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
North side of 33rd Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of 33rd Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bowne Park1,070 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Broadway-Flushing Historic District Listed historic place1,140 feet
Supermarkets
- New Age Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 160th Street & 33rd Avenue 260 feet
- 162nd Street & 33rd Avenue 260 feet
- 32nd Avenue & 161st Street 510 feet
- 33rd Avenue & 163rd Street 520 feet
- 159th Street & 33rd Avenue 520 feet
- 160th Street & 32nd Avenue 760 feet
- 32nd Avenue & 162nd Street 760 feet
- 164th Street & 33rd Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 161st Street or 33rd Avenue.