163rd Street & 72nd Avenue
The three-way junction of 163rd Street and 72nd Avenue is in Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Emerald Playground is 800 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 164 St/73 Av, is 600 feet away for the Q65, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 164 St/73 Av, 600 feet away, for the Q65.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 164 St/73 Av Q65600 feetQ65
Next buses at this stop
- Q65 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 73-15 Parsons Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 92-19 Guy R Brewer Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 60 Level 2 chargers1.9 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.4 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 February 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11365
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest
- Elevation
- 69 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2019 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 163rd Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
West side of 163rd Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10:30AM-NOON
North side of 72nd Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10:30AM-NOON
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Acorn Adventure Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5730 feet
- P.S. 154 Queens School950 feet
- Sholom, Sholom Preschool, ages 2 to 51,120 feet
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- New Milestone Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Emerald Playground800 feet
- Playground Seventy Five Playground1,260 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
- Aron's Kissena Farms Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
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 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 162nd Street & 72nd Avenue 260 feet
- 164th Street & 72nd Avenue 290 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 162nd Street 510 feet
- 161st Street & 72nd Avenue 510 feet
- 164th Street & 73rd Avenue 530 feet
- 165th Street & 72nd Avenue 590 feet
- 71st Avenue & 163rd Street 760 feet
- 75th Avenue & 162nd Street 760 feet
See every intersection along 163rd Street or 72nd Avenue.