83rd Street & 161st Avenue
The four-way crossing of 83rd 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 80 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 84 St/161 Av, is 340 feet away for the Q41. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1965, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 34 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, 340 feet away, for the Q41.
- 1 route within a ten-minute walk
- 84 St/161 Av Q41340 feetQ41
Next buses at this stop
- Q41 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Nassau Expressway at Cross Bay Boulevard, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 161-17 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 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 July 2018.
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 in 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 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 area80 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 82nd Street & 161st Avenue 260 feet
- 84th Street & 161st Avenue 270 feet
- 85th Street & 161st Avenue 540 feet
- 81st Street & 161st Avenue 540 feet
- 83rd Street & 160th Avenue 620 feet
- 83rd Street & 162nd Avenue 620 feet
- 86th Street & 161st Avenue 800 feet
- 80th Street & 161st Avenue 820 feet
See every intersection along 161st Avenue or 83rd Street.