82nd Street & 159th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 82nd Street and 159th 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. St Helens Church is 1,130 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 are three public places, two of them religious buildings. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1965, 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, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 159-04 Cross Bay Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 89-35 155th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1 mile
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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2023.
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
- 10 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 1950 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 72 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 nature area
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Spring Creek Park Nature area1,150 feet
Houses of worship
- St Helens Church House of worship1,130 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:
- 83rd Street & 159th Avenue 260 feet
- 81st Street & 159th Avenue 280 feet
- 84th Street & 159th Avenue 530 feet
- 80th Street & 159th Avenue 560 feet
- 82nd Street & 158th Avenue 620 feet
- 82nd Street & 160th Avenue 620 feet
- 85th Street & 159th Avenue 800 feet
- 79th Street & 159th Avenue 820 feet
See every intersection along 159th Avenue or 82nd Street.