161st Street & Powells Cove Boulevard
The three-way junction of 161st Street and Powells Cove Boulevard is in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, 162 St/Powells Cove Blvd, is 230 feet away for the Q15, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1958, most in buildings of ten homes or more. NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 162 St/Powells Cove Blvd, 230 feet away, for the Q15.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 162 St/Powells Cove Blvd Q15230 feetQ15
Next buses at this stop
- Q15 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 10-02 Clintonville Street Gas station0.8 miles
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.9 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 April 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11357
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Whitestone-Beechhurst
- Elevation
- 37 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1958.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Powells Cove Boulevard
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- North Shore Farms Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Whitestone Plaza Shopping center0.4 miles
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
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 162nd Street & Powells Cove Boulevard 210 feet
- 160th Street & Powells Cove Boulevard 300 feet
- 161st Street & Riverside Drive 500 feet
- 159th Street & Powells Cove Boulevard 560 feet
- 162nd Street & 9th Avenue 580 feet
- 160th Street & 9th Avenue 670 feet
- 160th Street & Riverside Drive 750 feet
- 166th Street & Powells Cove Boulevard 790 feet
See every intersection along 161st Street or Powells Cove Boulevard.