81st Street & 158th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 81st Street and 158th Avenue is in Howard Beach-Lindenwood, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. St Helens Church is 790 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 religious buildings. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1961, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
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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 station0.7 miles
- 89-35 155th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.9 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 May 2015.
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 1961.
Trees
NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 nature area
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- St Helen Catholic Academy School1,290 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Spring Creek Park Nature area960 feet
Houses of worship
- St Helens Church House of worship790 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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 82nd Street & 158th Avenue 280 feet
- 80th Street & 158th Avenue 280 feet
- 81st Street & 157th Avenue 480 feet
- 79th Street & 158th Avenue 540 feet
- 83rd Street & 158th Avenue 540 feet
- 80th Street & 157th Avenue 590 feet
- 81st Street & 159th Avenue 620 feet
- 82nd Street & 157th Avenue 800 feet
See every intersection along 158th Avenue or 81st Street.