166th Street & 12th Avenue
The three-way junction of 166th Street and 12th Avenue is in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, 166 St/Powells Cove Blvd, is 1,140 feet away for the Q15 and Q61, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1958, most in buildings of ten homes or more. NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 166 St/Powells Cove Blvd, 1,140 feet away, for the Q15 and Q61.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 166 St/Powells Cove Blvd Q15, Q611,140 feetQ15 Q61
Next buses at this stop
- Q15 …
- Q61 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 18-10 Utopia Parkway Gas station0.8 miles
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.8 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
- 11357
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Whitestone-Beechhurst
- Elevation
- 26 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1958.
Trees
NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2019 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 166th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 166th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 166th Street & 12th Road 280 feet
- 12th Road & Burton Street 540 feet
- 166th Street & 14th Avenue 540 feet
- 162nd Street & 12th Avenue 670 feet
- 14th Avenue & 13th Avenue 790 feet
- 12th Road & Totten Street 800 feet
- 166th Street & 9th Avenue 800 feet
- 166th Street & Cryders Lane 800 feet
See every intersection along 12th Avenue or 166th Street.