161st Street & 84th Road
The four-way crossing of 161st Street and 84th Road is in Jamaica Hills-Briarwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Margaret Tietz Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is 760 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 164 St/84 Av, is 690 feet away for the Q65, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and nine places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 164 St/84 Av, 690 feet away, for the Q65.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 164 St/84 Av Q65 · Shelter690 feetQ65
Next buses at this stop
- Q65 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 84th Road.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 84-02 Parsons Boulevard Gas station1,020 feet
- 153-10 88th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes 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 May 2024.
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
- 134 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 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2019 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 161st Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of 161st Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of 84th Road
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of 84th Road
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 nursing homes or hospices
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Circle Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,060 feet
- Parsons Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 51,060 feet
- Growing Up Green Charter School II School1,100 feet
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- Psychotherapeutic Eval - Parsons Preschool1,150 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Joseph Austin Playground1,060 feet
Health care
- Margaret Tietz Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice760 feet
- Chapin Home for the Aging Nursing home or hospice1,190 feet
Houses of worship
- St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church House of worship990 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket960 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and six 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 161st Street & 84th Avenue 260 feet
- 160th Street & 84th Road 270 feet
- 160th Street & 84th Avenue 510 feet
- 159th Street & 84th Road 510 feet
- 164th Street & 84th Road 520 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 161st Street 620 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 84th Road 750 feet
- 164th Street & 84th Avenue 760 feet
See every intersection along 161st Street or 84th Road.