161st Street & Baisley Boulevard

The three-way junction of 161st Street and Baisley Boulevard is in Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. United Charter High School for Advanced Math and Science LV is 1,170 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Guy R Brewer Blvd/Baisley Blvd, is 680 feet away for the Q111, Q113, Q114 and Q115, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them schools, and seven places to eat.

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161st Street & Baisley Boulevard Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Guy R Brewer Blvd/Baisley Blvd, 680 feet away, for the Q111, Q113, Q114 and Q115.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Guy R Brewer Blvd/Baisley Blvd Q111, Q113, Q114, Q115 · Shelter
    680 feet
    Q111 Q113 Q114 Q115
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q111 …
  2. Q113 …
  3. Q114 …
  4. Q115 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at North Conduit Avenue & 160th Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 168-07 Baisley Boulevard Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 135-30 140th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    1.4 miles
  3. 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11434
Community board
Queens Community Board 12
City Council district
28
Police precinct
113
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village
Elevation
19 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.

Trees

NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 9 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2019 and July 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of Baisley Boulevard

  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. Kidz World Early Childhood Center Pre-K
    1,000 feet
  2. August Martin High School
    1,170 feet
  3. United Charter High School for Advanced Math and Science LV School
    1,170 feet
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  1. Voyages Prep - South Queens School
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Baisley Pond Park
    140 feet
  2. Lakeview Lane Playground
    410 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    510 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.