161st Street & Laburnum Avenue
The four-way crossing of 161st Street and Laburnum Avenue is in East Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Kissena Park is 650 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 46 Av/162 St, is 1,020 feet away for the Q26 and Q27, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 46 Av/162 St, 1,020 feet away, for the Q26 and Q27.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 46 Av/162 St Q26, Q27 · Shelter1,020 feetQ26 Q27
Next buses at this stop
- Q26 …
- Q27 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 161st Street.
- 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, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 161-15 46th Avenue Gas station1,040 feet
- 144-20 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, 39 Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11358
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Flushing
- Elevation
- 25 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Laburnum Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 park
- 1 park feature
Schools and child care
- Greater Flushing Community Council Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K570 feet
- Immanuel Creative Daycare School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Park650 feet
- Kissena Lake in Kissena Park Park feature1,300 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and four 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 160th Street & Laburnum Avenue 260 feet
- 162nd Street & Laburnum Avenue 260 feet
- 159th Street & Laburnum Avenue 520 feet
- 163rd Street & Laburnum Avenue 520 feet
- 161st Street & Oak Avenue 610 feet
- Pidgeon Meadow Road & Laburnum Avenue 650 feet
- 158th Street & Laburnum Avenue 780 feet
- 46th Avenue & 161st Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 161st Street or Laburnum Avenue.