164th Street & 73rd Avenue
The four-way crossing of 164th Street and 73rd Avenue is in Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 199 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Playground Seventy Five is 1,270 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 164 St/73 Av, is 70 feet away for the Q65, and 16 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven 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/73 Av, 70 feet away, for the Q65.
- 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 164 St/73 Av Q6570 feetQ65
Next buses at this stop
- Q65 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 73rd Avenue.
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 station0.4 miles
- 92-19 Guy R Brewer Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 60 Level 2 chargers1.8 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 16 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 199 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,636th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 100 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11366
- 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 four travel lanes
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2014 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 164th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
West side of 164th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10:30AM-NOON
North side of 73rd Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
South side of 73rd Avenue
- No parking 3 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.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 schools
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Sholom, Sholom Preschool, ages 2 to 5580 feet
- P.S. 154 Queens School960 feet
- Birch Family Services - Susser School1,090 feet
Show all 4
- Acorn Adventure Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 51,240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Emerald Playground1,110 feet
- Playground Seventy Five Playground1,270 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food 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 signal or safety change and 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 & 72nd Avenue 250 feet
- 164th Street & 75th Avenue 260 feet
- 164th Street & 75th Road 500 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 162nd Street 530 feet
- 163rd Street & 72nd Avenue 530 feet
- 165th Street & 72nd Avenue 550 feet
- 166th Street & 73rd Avenue 580 feet
- 164th Street & 76th Avenue 750 feet
See every intersection along 164th Street or 73rd Avenue.