79th Street & 160th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 79th Street and 160th Avenue is in Howard Beach-Lindenwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Spring Creek Park is 340 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 160 Av/86 St, is 0.4 miles away for the Q41. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1965 and 1970, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the eastern redcedar.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 160 Av/86 St, 0.4 miles away, for the Q41.
- 1 route within a ten-minute walk
- 160 Av/86 St 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 chargers1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 March 2022.
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 1965 and 1970.
Trees
NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is 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 area340 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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 80th Street & 160th Avenue 270 feet
- 78th Street & 160th Avenue 290 feet
- 79th Street & 161st Avenue 540 feet
- 81st Street & 160th Avenue 550 feet
- 79th Street & 159th Avenue 700 feet
- 78th Street & 161st Avenue 730 feet
- 80th Street & 161st Avenue 800 feet
- 82nd Street & 160th Avenue 830 feet
See every intersection along 160th Avenue or 79th Street.