32nd Avenue & 161st Street
The four-way crossing of 32nd Avenue and 161st Street is in Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Bowne Park is 570 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 29 Av/162 St, is 1,010 feet away for the Q16. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and one place to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1940, 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, 1,010 feet away, for the Q16.
- 1 route within a ten-minute walk
- 29 Av/162 St Q161,010 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, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 29-16 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station0.7 miles
- 144-20 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, 39 Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.9 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 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)
- Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing
- Elevation
- 86 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1925 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 recreation center
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Working Org for Retarded Children School1,190 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bowne Park570 feet
- Bowne Playground840 feet
Community centers and public services
- Bowne Park Recreation Center840 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 160th Street & 32nd Avenue 260 feet
- 32nd Avenue & 162nd Street 260 feet
- 161st Street & 33rd Avenue 510 feet
- 159th Street & 32nd Avenue 520 feet
- 32nd Avenue & 163rd Street 520 feet
- 161st Street & 29th Avenue 640 feet
- 160th Street & 33rd Avenue 760 feet
- 162nd Street & 33rd Avenue 760 feet
See every intersection along 161st Street or 32nd Avenue.