162nd Street & Powells Cove Boulevard
The three-way junction of 162nd Street and Powells Cove Boulevard is in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, 162 St/Powells Cove Blvd, is 40 feet away for the Q15, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1956 and 1958, most in buildings of ten homes or more. NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 162 St/Powells Cove Blvd, 40 feet away, for the Q15.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 162 St/Powells Cove Blvd Q1540 feetQ15
Next buses at this stop
- Q15 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound, 0.7 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 chargers0.9 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 June 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
- 35 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,100 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 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2025 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 162nd Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Powells Cove Boulevard
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedShopping 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 nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 161st Street & Powells Cove Boulevard 210 feet
- 162nd Street & 9th Avenue 370 feet
- 160th Street & Powells Cove Boulevard 500 feet
- 166th Street & Powells Cove Boulevard 590 feet
- 162nd Street & 10th Avenue 630 feet
- 161st Street & Riverside Drive 710 feet
- 159th Street & Powells Cove Boulevard 760 feet
- 160th Street & 9th Avenue 870 feet
See every intersection along 162nd Street or Powells Cove Boulevard.