81st Street & 160th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 81st Street and 160th Avenue is in Howard Beach-Lindenwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Spring Creek Park is 670 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 160 Av/86 St, is 0.3 miles away for the Q41, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1965 and 1970, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 160 Av/86 St, 0.3 miles away, for the Q41.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 160 Av/86 St 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, 1.2 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 chargers1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
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 300 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 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
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 area670 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:
- 82nd Street & 160th Avenue 280 feet
- 80th Street & 160th Avenue 280 feet
- 83rd Street & 160th Avenue 540 feet
- 79th Street & 160th Avenue 550 feet
- 81st Street & 161st Avenue 610 feet
- 81st Street & 159th Avenue 620 feet
- 84th Street & 160th Avenue 810 feet
- 78th Street & 160th Avenue 840 feet
See every intersection along 160th Avenue or 81st Street.