79th Street & 159th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 79th Street and 159th Avenue is in Howard Beach-Lindenwood, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Spring Creek Park is 330 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 two public places. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1965, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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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 Nassau Expressway at Cross Bay Boulevard, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 159-04 Cross Bay Boulevard Gas station0.7 miles
- 89-35 155th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
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 August 2017.
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
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 200 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 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 Nature area330 feet
- Spring Creek Park Addition 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 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:
- 80th Street & 159th Avenue 260 feet
- 78th Street & 159th Avenue 270 feet
- 81st Street & 159th Avenue 540 feet
- 79th Street & 158th Avenue 610 feet
- 79th Street & 160th Avenue 700 feet
- 82nd Street & 159th Avenue 820 feet
- 80th Street & 158th Avenue 870 feet
- 80th Street & 160th Avenue 890 feet
See every intersection along 159th Avenue or 79th Street.