166th Street & 9th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 166th Street and 9th Avenue is in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, 166 St/Powells Cove Blvd, is 340 feet away for the Q15 and Q61, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1956 and 1958, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 166 St/Powells Cove Blvd, 340 feet away, for the Q15 and Q61.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 166 St/Powells Cove Blvd Q15, Q61340 feetQ15 Q61
Next buses at this stop
- Q15 …
- Q61 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 10-02 Clintonville Street Gas station0.9 miles
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
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
- 16 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,600 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 between 1956 and 1958.
Trees
Seventeen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the goldenrain tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2023 and June 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
South side of 9th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and nine buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.
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 listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- 166th Street & Powells Cove Boulevard 370 feet
- 9th Avenue & Totten Street 520 feet
- 162nd Street & 9th Avenue 590 feet
- 166th Street & 12th Avenue 800 feet
- 162nd Street & 10th Avenue 850 feet
- Powells Cove Boulevard & Totten Street 880 feet
- 162nd Street & Powells Cove Boulevard 960 feet
- 166th Street & 12th Road 1,080 feet
See every intersection along 166th Street or 9th Avenue.