78th Street & 161st Avenue

The three-way junction of 78th Street and 161st Avenue is in Howard Beach-Lindenwood, Queens, at the edge of Spring Creek Park. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, 84 St/161 Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Q41. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 80 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1965 and 1975, almost all in houses of one or two.

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78th Street & 161st Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 84 St/161 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q41.

  • 1 route within a ten-minute walk
  1. 84 St/161 Av Q41
    0.3 miles
    Q41

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q41 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Nassau Expressway at Cross Bay Boulevard, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 161-17 Cross Bay Boulevard Gas station
    1 mile
  2. 89-35 155th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1.4 miles

No 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; the corner is on the edge of the Spring Creek Park area
Elevation
9 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 80 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 1975.

Trees

Twelve trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Rose Lanterns' goldenraintree.

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

One public place is within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 nature area

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Spring Creek Park Nature area
    100 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:

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