166th Street & Powells Cove Boulevard
The three-way junction of 166th Street and Powells Cove Boulevard is in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Wildflower stands 680 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 166 St/Powells Cove Blvd, is 50 feet away for the Q15, Q61, QM2 and QM32. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1956 and 1958, most in buildings of ten homes or more. NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 166 St/Powells Cove Blvd, 50 feet away, for the Q15, Q61, QM2 and QM32.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 166 St/Powells Cove Blvd Q15, Q61, QM2, QM3250 feetQ15 Q61 QM2 QM32
Next buses at this stop
- Q15 …
- Q61 …
- QM2 …
- QM32 …
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 chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo 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 July 2020.
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
- 19 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,400 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
NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 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 Powells Cove Boulevard
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 13 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built in 1924.
- Wildflower Designated landmark680 feet
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 & 9th Avenue 370 feet
- Powells Cove Boulevard & Totten Street 530 feet
- 162nd Street & Powells Cove Boulevard 590 feet
- 161st Street & Powells Cove Boulevard 790 feet
- 9th Avenue & Totten Street 890 feet
- 162nd Street & 9th Avenue 960 feet
- 160th Street & Powells Cove Boulevard 1,090 feet
- 166th Street & 12th Avenue 1,170 feet
See every intersection along 166th Street or Powells Cove Boulevard.