166th Street & 81st Avenue
The four-way crossing of 166th Street and 81st Avenue is in Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. All Saints Lutheran Church is 1,260 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/168 St, is 1,000 feet away for the Q45, QM1, QM5 and five more, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/168 St, 1,000 feet away, for the Q45, QM1, QM5, QM6 and four more.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/168 St Q45, QM1, QM5, QM6 +4 · Shelter1,000 feetQ45 QM1 QM5 QM6 QM7 QM8 QM31 QM35
Next buses at this stop
- Q45 …
- QM1 …
- QM5 …
- QM6 …
- QM7 …
- QM8 …
- QM31 …
- QM35 …
Cycling
- 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 164-01 Union Turnpike Gas station0.4 miles
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.4 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11432
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest
- Elevation
- 79 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 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 1935 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Not Green Leaf' Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 81st Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
Schools and child care
- Tiny Footsteps Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K770 feet
- Kids Circle Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,260 feet
Houses of worship
- All Saints Lutheran Church House of worship1,260 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch1,130 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and six 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 nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 167th Street & 81st Avenue 260 feet
- 165th Street & 81st Avenue 260 feet
- 166th Street & Goethals Avenue 510 feet
- 168th Street & 81st Avenue 520 feet
- 81st Avenue & 164th Place 520 feet
- 165th Street & Goethals Avenue 740 feet
- 167th Street & Goethals Avenue 760 feet
- 166th Street & 78th Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 166th Street or 81st Avenue.