162nd Street & 77th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 162nd Street and 77th Avenue is in Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. Q255 is 850 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 164 St/76 Rd, is 420 feet away for the Q65, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them schools, and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 164 St/76 Rd, 420 feet away, for the Q65.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 164 St/76 Rd Q65420 feetQ65
Next buses at this stop
- Q65 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 164-01 Union Turnpike Gas station0.4 miles
- 92-19 Guy R Brewer Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 60 Level 2 chargers1.7 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.1 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. Nobody was hurt.
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
- 72 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 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 26 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2019 and March 2026, 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 77th Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10:30AM-NOON
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 77th Avenue
- No parking 8 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
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Rainbow Child Development Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K760 feet
- I.S. 250 the Robert F. Kennedy Community Middle School850 feet
- P.S. Q255 School850 feet
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- Queens School of Inquiry, The School850 feet
- P.S. 154 Queens School1,080 feet
- Sholom, Sholom Preschool, ages 2 to 51,130 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Playground Seventy Five Playground1,050 feet
Health care
- Meadow Park Rehabilitation and Health Care Center Nursing home or hospice930 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat.
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 & 77th Road 260 feet
- 162nd Street & 76th Road 260 feet
- 164th Street & 77th Avenue 440 feet
- 160th Street & 77th Avenue 500 feet
- 162nd Street & 76th Avenue 510 feet
- 162nd Street & 78th Avenue 520 feet
- 164th Street & 77th Road 680 feet
- 164th Street & 76th Road 700 feet
See every intersection along 162nd Street or 77th Avenue.