79th Street & 161st Avenue
The three-way junction of 79th 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 120 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1965 and 1975, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 84 St/161 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q41.
- 1 route within a ten-minute walk
- 84 St/161 Av Q410.3 milesQ41
Next buses at this stop
- Q41 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Nassau Expressway at Cross Bay Boulevard, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 161-17 Cross Bay Boulevard Gas station0.9 miles
- 89-35 155th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.3 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 October 2013.
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
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 120 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
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Rose Lanterns' goldenraintree.
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 area40 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, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 80th Street & 161st Avenue 260 feet
- 78th Street & 161st Avenue 280 feet
- 79th Street & 160th Avenue 540 feet
- 81st Street & 161st Avenue 540 feet
- 78th Street & 160th Avenue 720 feet
- 80th Street & 160th Avenue 800 feet
- 82nd Street & 161st Avenue 820 feet
- 83rd Street & 161st Avenue 1,080 feet
See every intersection along 161st Avenue or 79th Street.