21st Avenue & 163rd Street
The four-way crossing of 21st Avenue and 163rd Street is in Bay Terrace-Clearview, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Playground Twenty One is 770 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Francis Lewis Blvd/163 St, is 310 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 eight places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 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 Francis Lewis Blvd/163 St, 310 feet away, for the Q76.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Francis Lewis Blvd/163 St Q76310 feetQ76
Next buses at this stop
- Q76 …
Cycling
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 157-30 Willets Point Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.4 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 June 2017.
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
- 75 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 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 1950 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
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 February 2017 and July 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 163rd Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of 21st Avenue
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 184 Flushing Manor School350 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Playground Twenty One Playground770 feet
Bank branches
- Capital One Bank branch970 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy690 feet
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and one food store.
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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 163rd Street & 21st Road 240 feet
- 163rd Street & 20th Road 260 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 21st Road 400 feet
- 20th Avenue & 163rd Street 520 feet
- 163rd Street & Clintonville Street 600 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 163rd Street 720 feet
- 163rd Street & 19th Avenue 780 feet
- 160th Street & 21st Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 163rd Street or 21st Avenue.