166th Street & 144th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 166th Street and 144th Avenue is in Springfield Gardens (South)-Brookville, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Rockaway Blvd/144 Rd, is 770 feet away for the Q6, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

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166th Street & 144th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Blvd/144 Rd, 770 feet away, for the Q6.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Rockaway Blvd/144 Rd Q6
    770 feet
    Q6

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q6 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at North Conduit Avenue & Belt Parkway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 156-04 Rockaway Boulevard Gas station
    800 feet
  2. 135-30 140th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    1.2 miles
  3. 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 miles

No police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11434
Community board
Queens Community Board 13
City Council district
31
Police precinct
116
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Springfield Gardens (South)-Brookville
Elevation
13 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

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 1955.

Trees

NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 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
  • A listed public place within a five-minute walk

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets, NYC Health and NYC Parks, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.