164th Street & 81st Avenue
The three-way junction of 164th Street and 81st Avenue is in Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Queens Gateway to Health Sciences Secondary School is 1,150 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 164 St/Goethals Av, is 320 feet away for the Q65, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 12 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 164 St/Goethals Av, 320 feet away, for the Q65.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 164 St/Goethals Av Q65 · Shelter320 feetQ65
Next buses at this stop
- Q65 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 164-01 Union Turnpike Gas station0.4 miles
- 92-19 Guy R Brewer Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 60 Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six 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 February 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11432
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest
- Elevation
- 87 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2024 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on 164th Street (west side).
East side of 164th Street
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 432412 and 453552.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 hospital
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Kids Circle Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K510 feet
- United Cerebral Palsy of Queens Preschool690 feet
- Queens Center for Progress Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K720 feet
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- Rainbow Child Development Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,090 feet
- Queens Gateway to Health Sciences Secondary School1,150 feet
Health care
- Meadow Park Rehabilitation and Health Care Center Nursing home or hospice890 feet
- Queens Hospital Center Hospital1,160 feet
Houses of worship
- All Saints Lutheran Church House of worship510 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch460 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 81st Avenue & 164th Place 310 feet
- Union Turnpike & 164th Street 370 feet
- 164th Street & Goethals Avenue 430 feet
- 165th Street & 81st Avenue 570 feet
- 162nd Street & Goethals Avenue 720 feet
- 162nd Street & 79th Avenue 740 feet
- 164th Place & Goethals Avenue 770 feet
- 166th Street & 81st Avenue 830 feet
See every intersection along 164th Street or 81st Avenue.