77th Street & 157th Avenue
The three-way junction of 77th Street and 157th Avenue is in Howard Beach-Lindenwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Spring Creek Park Addition is 60 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 84 St/157 Av, is 0.5 miles away for the Q11, Q41 and QM15. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1979 and 1996, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 84 St/157 Av, 0.5 miles away, for the Q11, Q41 and QM15.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 84 St/157 Av Q11, Q41, QM150.5 milesQ11 Q41 QM15
Next buses at this stop
- Q11 …
- Q41 …
- QM15 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Cross Bay Boulevard, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 159-04 Cross Bay Boulevard Gas station1.2 miles
- 89-35 155th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes 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 November 2021.
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
- 14 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1979 and 1996.
Trees
NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 157th Avenue
- Back-in parking only 8 signs BACK IN 90 DEG PARKING ONLY
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 nature areas
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Spring Creek Park Addition Nature area60 feet
- Spring Creek Park Nature area1,150 feet
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 nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- 78th Street & 157th Avenue 260 feet
- 79th Street & 157th Avenue 530 feet
- 77th Street & 156th Avenue 600 feet
- 80th Street & 157th Avenue at Shore Parkway 800 feet
- 76th Street & 156th Avenue 860 feet
- 78th Street & 156th Avenue 860 feet
- 79th Street & 156th Avenue 1,140 feet
- 78th Street & 155th Avenue 0.3 miles
See every intersection along 157th Avenue or 77th Street.