28th Avenue & 161st Street
The three-way junction of 28th Avenue and 161st Street is in Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Bowne Park is 880 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 29 Av/162 St, is 670 feet away for the Q16, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and one place to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1931 and 1945, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 29 Av/162 St, 670 feet away, for the Q16.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 29 Av/162 St Q16670 feetQ16
Next buses at this stop
- Q16 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway northbound at Clearview Expressway & 26th Avenue, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 157-30 Willets Point Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 2 Bay Club Drive Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1.5 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
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)
- Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing
- Elevation
- 64 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 1931 and 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 recreation center
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Working Org for Retarded Children School450 feet
- Ibrain Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K890 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bowne Park880 feet
- Bowne Playground1,120 feet
Community centers and public services
- Bowne Park Recreation Center1,150 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two food stores.
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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 160th Street & 28th Avenue 260 feet
- 161st Street & 29th Avenue 300 feet
- 29th Avenue & Bayside Lane 480 feet
- 160th Street & 27th Avenue 520 feet
- 159th Street & 28th Avenue 520 feet
- 28th Avenue & 163rd Street 530 feet
- 162nd Street & 29th Avenue 560 feet
- 160th Street & 29th Avenue 570 feet
See every intersection along 161st Street or 28th Avenue.