166th Street & 17th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 166th Street and 17th Avenue is in Bay Terrace-Clearview, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Willets Point Playground is 310 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Willets Point Blvd/17 Av, is 700 feet away for the QM20, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them schools, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Willets Point Blvd/17 Av, 700 feet away, for the QM20.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Willets Point Blvd/17 Av QM20 · Shelter700 feetQM20
Next buses at this stop
- QM20 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 18-10 Utopia Parkway Gas station0.3 miles
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.
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)
- Bay Terrace-Clearview
- Elevation
- 57 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, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1951.
Trees
NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2014 and September 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 166th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of 17th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Interdisciplinary Cntr - Northside School740 feet
- P.S. 209 Clearview Gardens School840 feet
- Circle Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K900 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Willets Point Playground310 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 166th Street & 16th Road 260 feet
- 166th Street & 17th Road 260 feet
- 166th Street & 16th Avenue 520 feet
- Willets Point Boulevard & 17th Avenue 610 feet
- Willets Point Boulevard & 16th Avenue 710 feet
- 166th Street & Willets Point Boulevard 740 feet
- Utopia Parkway & 17th Avenue 750 feet
- 166th Street & 19th Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 166th Street or 17th Avenue.