43rd Avenue & 168th Street
The four-way crossing of 43rd Avenue and 168th Street is in East Flushing, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. P.S. 107 Thomas a Dooley is 1,070 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Northern Blvd/168 St, is 280 feet away for the Q12, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Northern Blvd/168 St, 280 feet away, for the Q12.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Northern Blvd/168 St Q12280 feetQ12
Next buses at this stop
- Q12 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 43rd Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway southbound at Clearview Expressway & 45th Road, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 166-02 Northern Boulevard Gas station880 feet
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.2 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.9 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 August 2019.
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
- 50 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
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 1925 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 43rd Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 9 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 older adult center
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Oikos Community Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K940 feet
- P.S. 107 Thomas a Dooley School1,070 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Plaut Triangle300 feet
Houses of worship
- Manna Presbyterian Church NY House of worship590 feet
- Living Faith Community Church House of worship1,170 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 42-15 166th Street Older adult center800 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten 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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 43rd Avenue & 167th Street 260 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 169th Street 260 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 168th Street 280 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 169th Street 450 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 166th Street 520 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 170th Street 520 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 167th Street 550 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 170th Street 620 feet
See every intersection along 168th Street or 43rd Avenue.