165th Street & 72nd Avenue

The three-way junction of 165th Street and 72nd Avenue is in Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Emerald Playground is 1,110 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 164 St/73 Av, is 620 feet away for the Q65, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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165th Street & 72nd Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 164 St/73 Av, 620 feet away, for the Q65.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 164 St/73 Av Q65
    620 feet
    Q65

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q65 …

Live arrivals

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.

  1. 73-15 Parsons Boulevard Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 92-19 Guy R Brewer Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 60 Level 2 chargers
    1.9 miles
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.5 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2022.

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
63 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 playground
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Birch Family Services - Susser School
    1,020 feet
  2. Sholom, Sholom Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,140 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Emerald Playground
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.