161st Street & 84th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 161st Street and 84th Avenue is in Jamaica Hills-Briarwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Chapin Home for the Aging is 1,110 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 164 St/84 Av, is 610 feet away for the Q65, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and four places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 164 St/84 Av, 610 feet away, for the Q65.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 164 St/84 Av Q65 · Shelter610 feetQ65
Next buses at this stop
- Q65 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 84-02 Parsons Boulevard Gas station1,260 feet
- 153-10 88th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2 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
- 11432
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Jamaica Hills-Briarwood
- Elevation
- 130 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 January 2017 and September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 161st Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of 161st Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of 84th Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of 84th Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 nursing homes or hospices
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Circle Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,300 feet
- Parsons Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 51,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Joseph Austin Playground980 feet
Health care
- Margaret Tietz Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice1,010 feet
- Chapin Home for the Aging Nursing home or hospice1,110 feet
Houses of worship
- St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church House of worship1,230 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket1,200 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and four 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 160th Street & 84th Avenue 260 feet
- 161st Street & 84th Road 260 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 161st Street 360 feet
- 164th Street & 84th Avenue 500 feet
- 160th Street & 84th Road 510 feet
- 159th Street & 84th Avenue 510 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 160th Street 630 feet
- 159th Street & 84th Road 750 feet
See every intersection along 161st Street or 84th Avenue.