162nd Street & 12th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 162nd Street and 12th Avenue 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 1,130 feet away for the Q15, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1958, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 162 St/Powells Cove Blvd, 1,130 feet away, for the Q15.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 162 St/Powells Cove Blvd Q151,130 feetQ15
Next buses at this stop
- Q15 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound, 0.5 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 chargers0.7 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 2025.
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
- 50 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1958.
Trees
NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2024 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 162nd Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 162nd Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 162nd Street & 12th Road 260 feet
- 11th Avenue & 162nd Street 260 feet
- 160th Street & 12th Avenue 490 feet
- 162nd Street & 10th Avenue 520 feet
- 162nd Street & 13th Avenue 520 feet
- 166th Street & 12th Avenue 670 feet
- 160th Street & 12th Road 740 feet
- 160th Street & 11th Avenue 750 feet
See every intersection along 12th Avenue or 162nd Street.