162nd Street & Oak Avenue
The three-way junction of 162nd Street and Oak Avenue is in East Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Kissena Lake in Kissena Park is 670 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 164 St/Oak Av, is 710 feet away for the Q65, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 164 St/Oak Av, 710 feet away, for the Q65.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 164 St/Oak Av Q65710 feetQ65
Next buses at this stop
- Q65 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Oak Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 161-15 46th Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 144-20 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, 39 Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.8 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2022.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11358
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Flushing
- Elevation
- 30 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 120 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Oak Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 park
- 1 park feature
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Greater Flushing Community Council Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K310 feet
- Immanuel Creative Daycare School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K430 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Park50 feet
- Kissena Lake in Kissena Park Park feature670 feet
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 signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 163rd Street & Oak Avenue 260 feet
- 161st Street & Oak Avenue 260 feet
- Oak Avenue & 163rd Place 520 feet
- 160th Street & Oak Avenue 520 feet
- Oak Avenue & Rose Avenue 590 feet
- 162nd Street & Laburnum Avenue 610 feet
- 164th Street & Oak Avenue 710 feet
- 159th Street & Oak Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 162nd Street or Oak Avenue.