162nd Street & 14th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 162nd Street and 14th Avenue is in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Cross Island Pkwy/160 St, is 0.3 miles away for the QM2 and QM32, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1975, almost all in houses of one or two.
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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.
- 5 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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 17-55 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station0.6 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 one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
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
- 57 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1935 and 1975.
Trees
NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2024 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 162nd Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 162nd Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Whitestone Shopping Center 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 161st Street & 14th Avenue 220 feet
- 162nd Street & 13th Avenue 250 feet
- 162nd Street & Cryders Lane 270 feet
- 160th Street & 14th Avenue 480 feet
- 162nd Street & 12th Road 510 feet
- 163rd Street & Cryders Lane 570 feet
- 161st Street & Cryders Lane 620 feet
- 14th Avenue & 13th Avenue 630 feet
See every intersection along 14th Avenue or 162nd Street.