79th Street & 157th Avenue
The three-way junction of 79th 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 590 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 84 St/157 Av, is 0.4 miles away for the Q11, Q41 and QM15. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1960 and 1980, 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, 0.4 miles away, for the Q11, Q41 and QM15.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 84 St/157 Av Q11, Q41, QM150.4 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 mile by car along the streets.
- 159-04 Cross Bay Boulevard Gas station1.1 miles
- 89-35 155th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.8 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 December 2023.
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 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1960 and 1980.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 nature area
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Spring Creek Park Addition Nature area590 feet
Houses of worship
- St Helens Church House of worship1,280 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, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- 80th Street & 157th Avenue at Shore Parkway 270 feet
- 78th Street & 157th Avenue 280 feet
- 77th Street & 157th Avenue 530 feet
- 79th Street & 156th Avenue 600 feet
- 80th Street & 156th Avenue 860 feet
- 78th Street & 156th Avenue 880 feet
- 77th Street & 156th Avenue 1,130 feet
- 81st Street & 156th Avenue 1,140 feet
See every intersection along 157th Avenue or 79th Street.