165th Street & Tuskegee Airmen Way
The three-way junction of 165th Street and Tuskegee Airmen Way is in South Jamaica, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Ashmead Park is 830 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Liberty Av/Merrick Blvd, is 450 feet away for the Q42, and 28 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, eight of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1931, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Liberty Av/Merrick Blvd, 450 feet away, for the Q42.
- 28 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Liberty Av/Merrick Blvd Q42450 feetQ42
Next buses at this stop
- Q42 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 105-15 Merrick Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 92-23 168th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11433
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 27
- Police precinct
- 103
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- South Jamaica
- Elevation
- 34 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 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 1920 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Tuskegee Airmen Way
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 9 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Tuskegee Airmen Way
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 8 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- ParentsChoice Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 51,090 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Ashmead Park830 feet
Supermarkets
- ALDI Supermarket0.4 miles
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and three 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:
- Tuskegee Airmen Way & South Road 180 feet
- Liberty Avenue & 165th Street 370 feet
- Merrick Boulevard & Tuskegee Airmen Way 430 feet
- 164th Street & Tuskegee Airmen Way 460 feet
- Liberty Avenue & Merrick Boulevard 530 feet
- 164th Street & 104th Road 630 feet
- Guy R Brewer Boulevard & Tuskegee Airmen Way 730 feet
- Liberty Avenue & 168th Street at Merrick Boulevard 730 feet
See every intersection along 165th Street or Tuskegee Airmen Way.