81st Street & 153rd Avenue
The four-way crossing of 81st Street and 153rd 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. Harold Schneiderman Playground is 1,060 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 84 St/155 Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Q11, Q41 and QM15, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them schools, and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 84 St/155 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q11, Q41 and QM15.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 84 St/155 Av Q11, Q41, QM150.3 milesQ11 Q41 QM15
Next buses at this stop
- Q11 …
- Q41 …
- QM15 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Cross Bay Boulevard, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 91-02 South Conduit Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 89-35 155th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.6 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 April 2026.
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
Homes
About 800 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 1978.
Trees
NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- P.S. 232 Lindenwood School850 feet
- Heartshare Human Services of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5910 feet
- Heartshare Human SVCS Lefferts School920 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Harold Schneiderman Playground1,060 feet
Bank branches
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch400 feet
- Bank of America Bank branch1,230 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Emporium Supermarket740 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- 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 & 153rd Avenue 270 feet
- 82nd Street & 153rd Avenue 280 feet
- 79th Street & 153rd Avenue 530 feet
- 83rd Street & 153rd Avenue 540 feet
- 81st Street & 151st Avenue 570 feet
- 81st Street & 155th Avenue 610 feet
- 84th Street & 153rd Avenue 810 feet
- 78th Street & 153rd Avenue 820 feet
See every intersection along 153rd Avenue or 81st Street.