168th Street & 45th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 168th Street and 45th Avenue is in East Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 107 Thomas a Dooley is 210 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 46 Av/167 St, is 1,120 feet away for the Q26 and Q27, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them parks.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 46 Av/167 St, 1,120 feet away, for the Q26 and Q27.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 46 Av/167 St Q26, Q271,120 feetQ26 Q27
Next buses at this stop
- Q26 …
- Q27 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway southbound at Clearview Expressway & 45th Road, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 166-02 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.2 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
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2021.
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)
- East Flushing
- Elevation
- 51 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 1925 and 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and June 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 168th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM
West side of 168th Street
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
North side of 45th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 45th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 107 Thomas a Dooley School210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Martin's Field Playground990 feet
- The Olde Towne of Flushing Burial Ground Park1,000 feet
- Plaut Triangle1,160 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 45th Avenue & 167th Street 260 feet
- 169th Street & 45th Avenue 260 feet
- 170th Street & 45th Avenue 520 feet
- 166th Street & 45th Avenue 520 feet
- 168th Street & 46th Avenue 780 feet
- 45th Avenue & 165th Street 780 feet
- 45th Avenue & 171st Street 780 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 168th Street 860 feet
See every intersection along 168th Street or 45th Avenue.