168th Street & 71st Avenue
The four-way crossing of 168th Street and 71st Avenue is in Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Young Israel of Hillcrest is 730 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 71 Av/164 St, is 1,090 feet away for the Q64, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, five of them religious buildings. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 71 Av/164 St, 1,090 feet away, for the Q64.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 71 Av/164 St Q641,090 feetQ64
Next buses at this stop
- Q64 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 73-15 Parsons Boulevard Gas station0.7 miles
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger2 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11365
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest
- Elevation
- 58 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1945 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and September 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 168th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 168th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- All My Children Day Care and Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K730 feet
- Birch Family Services - Susser School830 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Emerald Playground1,180 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of Hillcrest House of worship730 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
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 & 71st Avenue 250 feet
- 169th Street & 71st Avenue 250 feet
- 168th Street & Jewel Avenue 360 feet
- 166th Street & 71st Avenue 500 feet
- 170th Street & 71st Avenue 500 feet
- 169th Street & Jewel Avenue 600 feet
- 167th Street & Jewel Avenue 610 feet
- 165th Street & 71st Avenue 750 feet
See every intersection along 168th Street or 71st Avenue.