76th Street & 157th Avenue

The three-way junction of 76th Street and 157th Avenue is in Howard Beach-Lindenwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Spring Creek Park Addition is 50 feet away. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1980 and 1997, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

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76th Street & 157th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Cross Bay Boulevard, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 91-02 South Conduit Avenue Gas station
    1.3 miles
  2. 89-35 155th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1 mile

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11414
Community board
Queens Community Board 10
City Council district
32
Police precinct
106
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Howard Beach-Lindenwood
Elevation
12 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1980 and 1997.

Trees

NYC Parks records 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Two public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 nature areas

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Spring Creek Park Addition Nature area
    50 feet
  2. Spring Creek Park Nature area
    290 feet

Not on record for this corner:

  • A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
  • A bus stop 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 corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:

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