45th Avenue & 163rd Street
The four-way crossing of 45th Avenue and 163rd Street is in East Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Martin's Field Playground is 480 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 162 St/45 Av, is 320 feet away for the Q65, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 162 St/45 Av, 320 feet away, for the Q65.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 162 St/45 Av Q65320 feetQ65
Next buses at this stop
- Q65 …
Cycling
- 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway southbound at Clearview Expressway & 45th Road, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 162-05 46th Avenue Gas station1,200 feet
- 144-20 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, 39 Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11358
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Flushing
- Elevation
- 64 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry and the sweetgum.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in 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 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- The Olde Towne of Flushing Burial Ground Park480 feet
- Martin's Field Playground480 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Old Town of Flushing Burial Ground Listed historic place1,000 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and five 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 45th Avenue & 162nd Street 260 feet
- 164th Street & 45th Avenue 260 feet
- 45th Avenue & 161st Street 520 feet
- 45th Avenue & 165th Street 520 feet
- 160th Street & 45th Avenue 780 feet
- 166th Street & 45th Avenue 780 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 163rd Street 860 feet
- 46th Avenue & 163rd Street 960 feet
See every intersection along 163rd Street or 45th Avenue.