164th Street & Oak Avenue
The three-way junction of 164th Street and Oak Avenue is in East Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Kissena Park is 60 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 164 St/Oak Av, is 60 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. About 190 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 164 St/Oak Av, 60 feet away, for the Q65.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 164 St/Oak Av Q6560 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, 1.3 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 chargers1.4 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
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
- 27 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 190 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 1940 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the black locust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 18 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 164th Street
- No stopping 9 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
South side of Oak Avenue
- No standing 9 signs 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-K280 feet
- Greater Flushing Community Council Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,010 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Park60 feet
- Kissena Lake in Kissena Park Park feature1,180 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:
- Oak Avenue & 163rd Place 180 feet
- 164th Street & Pidgeon Meadow Road 270 feet
- 163rd Street & Oak Avenue 450 feet
- Pidgeon Meadow Road & 163rd Place 480 feet
- 166th Street & Lithonia Avenue 550 feet
- 166th Street & Pidgeon Meadow Road 670 feet
- 162nd Street & Oak Avenue 710 feet
- Pidgeon Meadow Road & Laburnum Avenue 710 feet
See every intersection along 164th Street or Oak Avenue.