169th Street & 21st Avenue
The four-way crossing of 169th Street and 21st Avenue is in Bay Terrace-Clearview, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Playground Twenty One is 820 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Utopia Pkwy/21 Rd, is 670 feet away for the Q16 and QM20, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and four places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1951, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Utopia Pkwy/21 Rd, 670 feet away, for the Q16 and QM20.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Utopia Pkwy/21 Rd Q16, QM20670 feetQ16 QM20
Next buses at this stop
- Q16 …
- QM20 …
Cycling
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 18-10 Utopia Parkway Gas station1,310 feet
- 2 Bay Club Drive Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
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 April 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)
- Bay Terrace-Clearview
- Elevation
- 91 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1951.
Trees
NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Playground Twenty One Playground820 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy850 feet
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 169th Street & 21st Road 250 feet
- 169th Street & 20th Road 250 feet
- Utopia Parkway & 21st Avenue 370 feet
- 169th Street & 22nd Avenue 480 feet
- 169th Street & 20th Avenue 520 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 169th Street 730 feet
- 169th Street & 19th Avenue 770 feet
- 166th Street & 21st Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 169th Street or 21st Avenue.