81st Street & 161st Avenue
The three-way junction of 81st Street and 161st Avenue is in Howard Beach-Lindenwood, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Spring Creek Park is 60 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 84 St/161 Av, is 880 feet 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 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 84 St/161 Av, 880 feet away, for the Q41.
- 1 route within a ten-minute walk
- 84 St/161 Av Q41880 feetQ41
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.
- 161-17 Cross Bay Boulevard Gas station0.8 miles
- 89-35 155th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
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
- One travel lane
- 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 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 area60 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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 & 161st Avenue 280 feet
- 82nd Street & 161st Avenue 280 feet
- 83rd Street & 161st Avenue 540 feet
- 79th Street & 161st Avenue 540 feet
- 81st Street & 160th Avenue 610 feet
- 84th Street & 161st Avenue 810 feet
- 78th Street & 161st Avenue 820 feet
- 80th Street & 160th Avenue 880 feet
See every intersection along 161st Avenue or 81st Street.