169th Street & 45th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 169th Street and 45th Avenue is in East Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Plaut Triangle is 900 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 46 Av/170 St, is 970 feet away for the Q26 and Q27, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them religious buildings. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1930, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 46 Av/170 St, 970 feet away, for the Q26 and Q27.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 46 Av/170 St Q26, Q27970 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, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 166-02 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.1 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2024.
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
- 54 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 1925 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2023 and June 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 45th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 45th Avenue
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 parks
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 107 Thomas a Dooley School470 feet
- Oikos Community Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,250 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Plaut Triangle900 feet
- Martin's Field Playground1,250 feet
- The Olde Towne of Flushing Burial Ground Park1,260 feet
Houses of worship
- Manna Presbyterian Church NY House of worship1,120 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:
- 170th Street & 45th Avenue 260 feet
- 168th Street & 45th Avenue 260 feet
- 45th Avenue & 171st Street 520 feet
- 45th Avenue & 167th Street 520 feet
- 169th Street & 46th Avenue 730 feet
- 45th Avenue & 171st Place 780 feet
- 166th Street & 45th Avenue 780 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 169th Street 860 feet
See every intersection along 169th Street or 45th Avenue.