161st Street & Oak Avenue
The three-way junction of 161st Street and Oak Avenue is in East Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Kissena Park is 40 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 164 St/Oak Av, is 960 feet away for the Q65, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 164 St/Oak Av, 960 feet away, for the Q65.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 164 St/Oak Av Q65960 feetQ65
Next buses at this stop
- Q65 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 161st Street and Oak Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 161-15 46th Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 144-20 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, 39 Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 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
- 28 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 116 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 park
- 1 park feature
- 1 religious building
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-K690 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Park40 feet
- Kissena Lake in Kissena Park Park feature690 feet
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 signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 162nd Street & Oak Avenue 260 feet
- 160th Street & Oak Avenue 260 feet
- Oak Avenue & Rose Avenue 330 feet
- 163rd Street & Oak Avenue 520 feet
- 159th Street & Oak Avenue 520 feet
- 161st Street & Laburnum Avenue 610 feet
- Oak Avenue & Quince Avenue 700 feet
- Oak Avenue & 163rd Place 780 feet
See every intersection along 161st Street or Oak Avenue.