168th Street & 26th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 168th Street and 26th Avenue is in Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Auburndale Library is 330 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Francis Lewis Blvd/169 St, is 300 feet away for the Q76, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and nine places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Francis Lewis Blvd/169 St, 300 feet away, for the Q76.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Francis Lewis Blvd/169 St Q76300 feetQ76
Next buses at this stop
- Q76 …
Cycling
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway northbound at Clearview Expressway & 26th Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 29-16 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 2 Bay Club Drive Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2022.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11358
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing
- Elevation
- 76 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 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2024 and September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 168th Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 10PM-5AM ALL DAYS
West side of 168th Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 10PM-5AM ALL DAYS
South side of 26th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 434223 and 452188.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 library
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Holy Cross High School1,080 feet
- Ibrain Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,150 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Auburndale Library330 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat.
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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 168th Street & 27th Avenue 260 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 169th Street 270 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 26th Avenue 460 feet
- 166th Street & 26th Avenue 520 feet
- 167th Street & 27th Avenue 520 feet
- 25th Drive & Bayside Lane 530 feet
- 166th Street & Bayside Lane 580 feet
- 26th Avenue & Bayside Lane 590 feet
See every intersection along 168th Street or 26th Avenue.