79th Street & 158th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 79th Street and 158th Avenue is in Howard Beach-Lindenwood, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Spring Creek Park is 420 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 84 St/157 Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Q11, Q41 and QM15. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them nature areas. About 160 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1965, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 84 St/157 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q11, Q41 and QM15.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 84 St/157 Av Q11, Q41, QM150.3 milesQ11 Q41 QM15
Next buses at this stop
- Q11 …
- Q41 …
- QM15 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Nassau Expressway at Cross Bay Boulevard, 1 mile 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 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2019.
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
- 7 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 160 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 1950 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 158th Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 nature areas
- 2 religious buildings
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Spring Creek Park Nature area420 feet
- Spring Creek Park Addition Nature area830 feet
Houses of worship
- St Helens Church House of worship1,180 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, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 80th Street & 158th Avenue 260 feet
- 80th Street & 157th Avenue 450 feet
- 81st Street & 158th Avenue 540 feet
- 79th Street & 159th Avenue 610 feet
- 81st Street & 157th Avenue 780 feet
- 82nd Street & 158th Avenue 820 feet
- 78th Street & 159th Avenue 840 feet
- 80th Street & 159th Avenue 870 feet
See every intersection along 158th Avenue or 79th Street.