165th Street & 81st Avenue
The four-way crossing of 165th 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. All Saints Lutheran Church is 990 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 164 St/Goethals Av, is 890 feet away for the Q65, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven 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, 890 feet away, for the Q65.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 164 St/Goethals Av Q65 · Shelter890 feetQ65
Next buses at this stop
- Q65 …
Cycling
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 164-01 Union Turnpike Gas station0.5 miles
- 92-19 Guy R Brewer Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 60 Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.2 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.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
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
- 81 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1963.
Trees
NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Not Green Leaf' Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 81st Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 religious buildings
Schools and child care
- Tiny Footsteps Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K990 feet
- Kids Circle Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K990 feet
- United Cerebral Palsy of Queens Preschool1,170 feet
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- Queens Center for Progress Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,290 feet
Houses of worship
- All Saints Lutheran Church House of worship990 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch870 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and five food stores.
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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 81st Avenue & 164th Place 260 feet
- 166th Street & 81st Avenue 260 feet
- 165th Street & Goethals Avenue 480 feet
- 167th Street & 81st Avenue 520 feet
- 164th Street & 81st Avenue 570 feet
- 164th Place & Goethals Avenue 720 feet
- 166th Street & Goethals Avenue 740 feet
- 168th Street & 81st Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 165th Street or 81st Avenue.