78th Street & 160th Avenue
The three-way junction of 78th Street and 160th Avenue is in Howard Beach-Lindenwood, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Spring Creek Park is 60 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 84 St/161 Av, is 0.4 miles away for the Q41. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 150 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1965 and 1970, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 84 St/161 Av, 0.4 miles away, for the Q41.
- 1 route within a ten-minute walk
- 84 St/161 Av Q410.4 milesQ41
Next buses at this stop
- Q41 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Nassau Expressway at Cross Bay Boulevard, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 159-04 Cross Bay Boulevard Gas station0.9 miles
- 89-35 155th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
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
- 8 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 150 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1965 and 1970.
Trees
NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Norway maple and the eastern redcedar.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nature area
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Spring Creek Park Nature area60 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 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, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 79th Street & 160th Avenue 290 feet
- 78th Street & 161st Avenue 450 feet
- 80th Street & 160th Avenue 560 feet
- 79th Street & 161st Avenue 720 feet
- 78th Street & 159th Avenue 790 feet
- 81st Street & 160th Avenue 840 feet
- 80th Street & 161st Avenue 980 feet
- 79th Street & 159th Avenue 990 feet
See every intersection along 160th Avenue or 78th Street.