161st Street & Sanford Avenue

The four-way crossing of 161st Street and Sanford Avenue is in Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Station A Post Office is 1,310 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Sanford Av/162 St, is 220 feet away for the Q13 and Q65, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, six of them religious buildings, and 47 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Clearview Expressway
1.5 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
220 feet
Sanford Av/162 St · Q13, Q65
Within a walk
9 places
6 religious buildings, 1 park and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
161st Street & Sanford Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Sanford Av/162 St, 220 feet away, for the Q13 and Q65.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Sanford Av/162 St Q13, Q65
    220 feet
    Q13 Q65

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q13 …
  2. Q65 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 161st Street and Sanford Avenue.

  • 39 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway southbound, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 166-02 Northern Boulevard Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 144-20 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, 39 Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  3. 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 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)
Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing
Elevation
55 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the silver maple.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 1 park
  • 1 post office
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. International Beauty Institute Trade or language school
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Studley Triangle
    1,010 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Station A Post Office
    1,310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. New Age Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. H Mart Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 47 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
  • 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 161st Street or Sanford Avenue.

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