163rd Street & 15th Drive
The three-way junction of 163rd Street and 15th Drive is in Bay Terrace-Clearview, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Willets Point Playground is 1,150 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Willets Point Blvd/16 Av, is 930 feet away for the QM20, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1951, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Willets Point Blvd/16 Av, 930 feet away, for the QM20.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Willets Point Blvd/16 Av QM20930 feetQM20
Next buses at this stop
- QM20 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 17-55 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.8 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 September 2025.
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)
- Bay Terrace-Clearview
- Elevation
- 68 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1951.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the silver maple.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Willets Point Playground1,150 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Cross Island Parkway & 163rd Street 160 feet
- 163rd Street & 16th Avenue 260 feet
- 163rd Street & 16th Road 520 feet
- 163rd Street & 17th Avenue 780 feet
- 166th Street & Willets Point Boulevard at 15th Drive 860 feet
- 166th Street & Willets Point Boulevard 910 feet
- Willets Point Boulevard & 16th Avenue 910 feet
- Willets Point Boulevard & 16th Road 940 feet
See every intersection along 15th Drive or 163rd Street.