162nd Street & 13th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 162nd Street and 13th Avenue is in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Cross Island Pkwy/160 St, is 0.3 miles away for the QM2 and QM32, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Cross Island Pkwy/160 St, 0.3 miles away, for the QM2 and QM32.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cross Island Pkwy/160 St QM2, QM320.3 milesQM2 QM32
Next buses at this stop
- QM2 …
- QM32 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 17-55 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station0.7 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 three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2024.
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
- 55 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
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 April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 162nd Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedShopping centers
- Whitestone Shopping Center Shopping center0.5 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 162nd Street & 14th Avenue 250 feet
- 162nd Street & 12th Road 260 feet
- 161st Street & 14th Avenue 470 feet
- 160th Street & 13th Avenue 480 feet
- 162nd Street & Cryders Lane 520 feet
- 162nd Street & 12th Avenue 520 feet
- 14th Avenue & 13th Avenue 660 feet
- 160th Street & 14th Avenue 730 feet
See every intersection along 13th Avenue or 162nd Street.