164th Street & 59th Avenue
The three-way junction of 164th Street and 59th Avenue is in Queensboro Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 3,327 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Kissena Park is 720 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 164 St/Horace Harding Expwy, is 590 feet away for the Q65, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 164 St/Horace Harding Expwy, 590 feet away, for the Q65.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 164 St/Horace Harding Expwy Q65590 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, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 154-01 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.7 miles
- 41-61 Kissena Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.9 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2024.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 3,327 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 262nd most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 1,725 more were issued.
| Direction on the ticket | 2025 | 2026 so far |
|---|---|---|
| Southbound on 164th Street | 2,154 | 1,206 |
| Northbound on 164th Street | 1,173 | 519 |
| Total | 3,327 | 1,725 |
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11365
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Queensboro Hill
- Elevation
- 82 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 400 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 1935 and 1950.
Trees
Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Prime Time Care Preschool710 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Park720 feet
Supermarkets
- Queens Health Emporium Supermarket0.4 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 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, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 59th Avenue & 163rd Street 270 feet
- 162nd Street & 59th Avenue 530 feet
- 164th Street & Booth Memorial Avenue 650 feet
- Long Island Expressway & 164th Street 730 feet
- 161st Street & 59th Avenue 790 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 164th Street 830 feet
- 163rd Street & Booth Memorial Avenue 890 feet
- 160th Street & 59th Avenue 1,050 feet
See every intersection along 164th Street or 59th Avenue.