162nd Street & 76th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 162nd Street and 76th Avenue is in Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. I.S. 250 the Robert F. Kennedy Community Middle School is 1,110 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 164 St/76 Rd, is 940 feet away for the Q65, and 13 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them schools.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 164 St/76 Rd, 940 feet away, for the Q65.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 164 St/76 Rd Q65940 feetQ65
Next buses at this stop
- Q65 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 73-15 Parsons Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 92-19 Guy R Brewer Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 60 Level 2 chargers1.8 miles
- 80-25 126th Street 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.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11366
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest
- Elevation
- 67 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 between 1930 and 1952.
Trees
NYC Parks records 85 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 22 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2019 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 162nd Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10:30AM-NOON
West side of 162nd Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
North side of 76th Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10:30AM-NOON
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 76th Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 schools
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- P.S. 154 Queens School570 feet
- Sholom, Sholom Preschool, ages 2 to 5650 feet
- I.S. 250 the Robert F. Kennedy Community Middle School1,110 feet
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- P.S. Q255 School1,110 feet
- Queens School of Inquiry, The School1,110 feet
- Rainbow Child Development Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,270 feet
- The World Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Playground Seventy Five Playground540 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 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 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 of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 162nd Street & 76th Road 250 feet
- 162nd Street & 75th Road 250 feet
- 164th Street & 76th Avenue 480 feet
- 160th Street & 76th Avenue 500 feet
- 75th Avenue & 162nd Street 500 feet
- 162nd Street & 77th Avenue 510 feet
- 164th Street & 76th Road 710 feet
- 164th Street & 75th Road 730 feet
See every intersection along 162nd Street or 76th Avenue.