161st Street & 65th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 161st Street and 65th Avenue is in Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Electric Playground is 650 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/Parsons Blvd, is 1,180 feet away for the Q17 and Q88, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1954 and 1966, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/Parsons Blvd, 1,180 feet away, for the Q17 and Q88.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/Parsons Blvd Q17, Q881,180 feetQ17 Q88
Next buses at this stop
- Q17 …
- Q88 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 1,140 feet by car along the streets.
- 154-04 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.5 miles
- 41-61 Kissena Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers2.1 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.4 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 April 2021.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11365
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest
- Elevation
- 95 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1954 and 1966.
Trees
NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 18 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2019 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 161st Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 10:30AM-NOON
West side of 161st Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 10:30AM-NOON
North side of 65th Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 10:30AM-NOON
South side of 65th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 10:30AM-NOON
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Electric Playground650 feet
Supermarkets
- Queens Health Emporium Supermarket0.3 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 160th Street & 65th Avenue 260 feet
- 162nd Street & 65th Avenue 260 feet
- 163rd Street & 65th Avenue 520 feet
- 159th Street & 65th Avenue 520 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 162nd Street 750 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 160th Street 750 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 65th Avenue 790 feet
- 164th Street & 65th Avenue 800 feet
See every intersection along 161st Street or 65th Avenue.