71st Avenue & 163rd Street
The three-way junction of 71st Avenue and 163rd Street is in Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Emerald Playground is 40 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 71 Av/164 St, is 240 feet away for the Q64, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and three places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 71 Av/164 St, 240 feet away, for the Q64.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 71 Av/164 St Q64240 feetQ64
Next buses at this stop
- Q64 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 73-15 Parsons Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 92-19 Guy R Brewer Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 60 Level 2 chargers2.1 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11365
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest
- Elevation
- 61 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1954 and 1988.
Trees
NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2019 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 163rd Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
West side of 163rd Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10:30AM-NOON
South side of 71st Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10:30AM-NOON
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 playground
- 1 post office
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Acorn Adventure Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5590 feet
- P.S./M.S. 200 - the Magnet School of Global Studies and Leadership School660 feet
- P.S./M.S. 200 - the Pomonok School & Star Academy Pre-K660 feet
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- Universal Assessment and Consulting Preschool1,130 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Emerald Playground40 feet
Community centers and public services
- Pomonok Post Office1,160 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket1,320 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and one food store.
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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 162nd Street & 71st Avenue 260 feet
- 164th Street & 71st Avenue 280 feet
- 71st Avenue & Sutton Place 520 feet
- 165th Street & 71st Avenue 570 feet
- 164th Street & Jewel Avenue 730 feet
- 163rd Street & 72nd Avenue 760 feet
- 71st Avenue & Park Avenue 780 feet
- 166th Street & 71st Avenue 820 feet
See every intersection along 163rd Street or 71st Avenue.