163rd Street & Oak Avenue
The three-way junction of 163rd Street and Oak Avenue is in East Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Kissena Park is 60 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 164 St/Oak Av, is 450 feet away for the Q65, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four 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, 450 feet away, for the Q65.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 164 St/Oak Av Q65450 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, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 162-05 46th Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 144-20 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, 39 Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.9 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.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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
- 28 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 127 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 listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 park
- 1 park feature
Schools and child care
- Immanuel Creative Daycare School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K170 feet
- Greater Flushing Community Council Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K570 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Park60 feet
- Kissena Lake in Kissena Park Park feature740 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 nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 162nd Street & Oak Avenue 260 feet
- Oak Avenue & 163rd Place 260 feet
- 164th Street & Oak Avenue 450 feet
- 161st Street & Oak Avenue 520 feet
- 163rd Street & Laburnum Avenue 610 feet
- Pidgeon Meadow Road & 163rd Place 690 feet
- 164th Street & Pidgeon Meadow Road 720 feet
- Pidgeon Meadow Road & Laburnum Avenue 730 feet
See every intersection along 163rd Street or Oak Avenue.