166th Street & 72nd Avenue
The three-way junction of 166th Street and 72nd Avenue is in Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, 164 St/73 Av, is 880 feet away for the Q65, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 164 St/73 Av, 880 feet away, for the Q65.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 164 St/73 Av Q65880 feetQ65
Next buses at this stop
- Q65 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 73-15 Parsons Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.9 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.6 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
- 11365
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest
- Elevation
- 64 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 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 1940 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Birch Family Services - Susser School760 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is 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
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 166th Street & 73rd Avenue 250 feet
- 165th Street & 72nd Avenue 260 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 167th Street 500 feet
- 166th Street & 75th Avenue 520 feet
- 164th Street & 72nd Avenue 560 feet
- 166th Street & 71st Avenue 650 feet
- 166th Street & 75th Road 750 feet
- 168th Street & 73rd Avenue 750 feet
See every intersection along 166th Street or 72nd Avenue.