162nd Street & 59th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 162nd Street and 59th Avenue is in Queensboro Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 163 Flushing Heights is 800 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 164 St/Horace Harding Expwy, is 1,120 feet away for the Q65, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 164 St/Horace Harding Expwy, 1,120 feet away, for the Q65.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 164 St/Horace Harding Expwy Q651,120 feetQ65
Next buses at this stop
- Q65 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 59th Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 154-01 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.6 miles
- 41-61 Kissena Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.8 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11365
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Queensboro Hill
- Elevation
- 64 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 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 1930 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 June 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 59th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 163 Flushing Heights School800 feet
- Prime Time Care Preschool870 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Park630 feet
- Four Winds Playground1,030 feet
Supermarkets
- Queens Health Emporium Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 161st Street & 59th Avenue 260 feet
- 59th Avenue & 163rd Street 260 feet
- 160th Street & 59th Avenue 520 feet
- 164th Street & 59th Avenue 530 feet
- 162nd Street & Booth Memorial Avenue 580 feet
- 159th Street & 59th Avenue 780 feet
- 161st Street & Booth Memorial Avenue 810 feet
- 163rd Street & Booth Memorial Avenue 840 feet
See every intersection along 162nd Street or 59th Avenue.