46th Avenue & 162nd Street

The five-way junction of 46th Avenue and 162nd Street is in East Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The Olde Towne of Flushing Burial Ground is 580 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 46 Av/162 St, is 30 feet away for the Q26 and Q27, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Long Island Expressway
1.4 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
30 feet
46 Av/162 St · Q26, Q27
Within a walk
6 places
2 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
46th Avenue & 162nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 46 Av/162 St, 30 feet away, for the Q26 and Q27.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 46 Av/162 St Q26, Q27 · Shelter
    30 feet
    Q26 Q27
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q26 …
  2. Q27 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 46th Avenue.

  • 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 161-15 46th Avenue Gas station
    at this corner
  2. 144-20 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, 39 Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles
  3. 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

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
33 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.

Trees

NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 31 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2017 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 162nd Street

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 162nd Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

North side of 46th Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 46th Avenue

  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Pidgeon Meadow Road

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 435731 and 445026.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Greater Flushing Community Council Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,090 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. The Olde Towne of Flushing Burial Ground Park
    580 feet
  2. Martin's Field Playground
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Old Town of Flushing Burial Ground Listed historic place
    1,040 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and eight 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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 162nd Street, 46th Avenue or Pidgeon Meadow Road.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.