162nd Street & 71st Avenue
The three-way junction of 162nd Street and 71st Avenue is in Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. In 2025, 228 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Emerald Playground is 280 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 71 Av/164 St, is 500 feet away for the Q64, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and three places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 71 Av/164 St, 500 feet away, for the Q64.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 71 Av/164 St Q64500 feetQ64
Next buses at this stop
- Q64 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 73-15 Parsons Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 92-19 Guy R Brewer Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 60 Level 2 chargers2.1 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2020.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 228 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,581st most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 154 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11365
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest
- Elevation
- 62 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 21 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2023 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 162nd Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10:30AM-NOON
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 162nd Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
South side of 71st Avenue
- Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10:30AM-NOON
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 playground
- 1 police station
- 1 post office
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Acorn Adventure Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5330 feet
- P.S./M.S. 200 - the Magnet School of Global Studies and Leadership School920 feet
- P.S./M.S. 200 - the Pomonok School & Star Academy Pre-K920 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Emerald Playground280 feet
Community centers and public services
- Pomonok Post Office910 feet
Fire and police
- 107th Precinct Police station1,060 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and one food store.
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
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 71st Avenue & 163rd Street 260 feet
- 71st Avenue & Sutton Place 260 feet
- 71st Avenue & Park Avenue 520 feet
- 164th Street & 71st Avenue 540 feet
- 162nd Street & 72nd Avenue 790 feet
- 165th Street & 71st Avenue 830 feet
- 164th Street & Jewel Avenue 990 feet
- 163rd Street & 72nd Avenue 1,020 feet
See every intersection along 162nd Street or 71st Avenue.