164th Street & 72nd Avenue
The four-way crossing of 164th Street and 72nd Avenue is in Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Emerald Playground is 860 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 164 St/73 Av, is 320 feet away for the Q65, and 16 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 900 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 164 St/73 Av, 320 feet away, for the Q65.
- 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 164 St/73 Av Q65320 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, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 73-15 Parsons Boulevard Gas station0.4 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 cars2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 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
- 66 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Princeton' American elm and the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 20 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2024 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 164th Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
West side of 164th Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10:30AM-NOON
North side of 72nd Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10:30AM-NOON
South side of 72nd Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 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 schools
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Sholom, Sholom Preschool, ages 2 to 5830 feet
- Acorn Adventure Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 51,010 feet
- P.S./M.S. 200 - the Magnet School of Global Studies and Leadership School1,090 feet
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- P.S./M.S. 200 - the Pomonok School & Star Academy Pre-K1,090 feet
- P.S. 154 Queens School1,210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Emerald Playground860 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 164th Street & 73rd Avenue 250 feet
- 163rd Street & 72nd Avenue 290 feet
- 165th Street & 72nd Avenue 310 feet
- 164th Street & 75th Avenue 510 feet
- 162nd Street & 72nd Avenue 540 feet
- 166th Street & 72nd Avenue 560 feet
- 164th Street & 71st Avenue 720 feet
- 164th Street & 75th Road 750 feet
See every intersection along 164th Street or 72nd Avenue.