162nd Street & 84th Drive
The three-way junction of 162nd Street and 84th Drive is in Jamaica Hills-Briarwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Chapin Home for the Aging is 790 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 164 St/84 Dr, is 300 feet away for the Q65, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and four places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 164 St/84 Dr, 300 feet away, for the Q65.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 164 St/84 Dr Q65300 feetQ65
Next buses at this stop
- Q65 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 84-02 Parsons Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 92-19 Guy R Brewer Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 60 Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11432
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Jamaica Hills-Briarwood
- Elevation
- 141 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 700 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 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and January 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 162nd Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of 84th Drive
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 nursing homes or hospices
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Circle Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,110 feet
- Parsons Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 51,110 feet
- Psychotherapeutic Eval - Parsons Preschool1,200 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Captain Tilly Park1,100 feet
- Joseph Austin Playground1,110 feet
Health care
- Margaret Tietz Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice540 feet
- Chapin Home for the Aging Nursing home or hospice790 feet
Houses of worship
- St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church House of worship1,280 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and three food stores.
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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 161st Street & 84th Drive 270 feet
- 164th Street & 84th Drive 280 feet
- 162nd Street & 85th Avenue 450 feet
- 160th Street & 84th Drive 520 feet
- 165th Street & Chapin Parkway 550 feet
- 164th Street & 84th Road 560 feet
- 161st Street & 85th Avenue 680 feet
- 159th Street & 84th Drive 770 feet
See every intersection along 162nd Street or 84th Drive.