162nd Street & 9th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 162nd Street and 9th Avenue is in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, 162 St/Powells Cove Blvd, is 350 feet away for the Q15, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1956 and 1958, most in buildings of ten homes or more. NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 162 St/Powells Cove Blvd, 350 feet away, for the Q15.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 162 St/Powells Cove Blvd Q15350 feetQ15
Next buses at this stop
- Q15 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 10-02 Clintonville Street Gas station0.8 miles
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes 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 March 2022.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11357
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Whitestone-Beechhurst
- Elevation
- 37 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1956 and 1958.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2024 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 162nd Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 162nd Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 9th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- North Shore Farms Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Whitestone Plaza Shopping center0.4 miles
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
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 162nd Street & 10th Avenue 260 feet
- 162nd Street & Powells Cove Boulevard 370 feet
- 160th Street & 9th Avenue 500 feet
- 11th Avenue & 162nd Street 520 feet
- 161st Street & Powells Cove Boulevard 580 feet
- 166th Street & 9th Avenue 590 feet
- 160th Street & 10th Avenue 750 feet
- 162nd Street & 12th Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 162nd Street or 9th Avenue.