161st Street & 59th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 161st Street and 59th Avenue is in Queensboro Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Four Winds Playground is 770 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/160 St, is 980 feet away for the Q17 and Q88, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/160 St, 980 feet away, for the Q17 and Q88.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/160 St Q17, Q88 · Shelter980 feetQ17 Q88
Next buses at this stop
- Q17 …
- Q88 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 59th Avenue.
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 154-01 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.5 miles
- 41-61 Kissena Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.8 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.1 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 November 2022.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11365
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Queensboro Hill
- Elevation
- 50 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 700 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 1935 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 161st Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 436010.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 163 Flushing Heights School540 feet
- Prime Time Care Preschool1,130 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Park610 feet
- Four Winds Playground770 feet
Supermarkets
- Queens Health Emporium Supermarket1,140 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 162nd Street & 59th Avenue 260 feet
- 160th Street & 59th Avenue 260 feet
- 59th Avenue & 163rd Street 520 feet
- 159th Street & 59th Avenue 520 feet
- 161st Street & Booth Memorial Avenue 550 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 161st Street 620 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway 770 feet
- 164th Street & 59th Avenue 790 feet
See every intersection along 161st Street or 59th Avenue.