83rd Street & 162nd Avenue
The three-way junction of 83rd Street and 162nd Avenue is in Howard Beach-Lindenwood, Queens, at the edge of Spring Creek Park. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, 84 St/163 Av, is 740 feet away for the Q41. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 170 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1965, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 84 St/163 Av, 740 feet away, for the Q41.
- 1 route within a ten-minute walk
- 84 St/163 Av Q41740 feetQ41
Next buses at this stop
- Q41 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Nassau Expressway at Cross Bay Boulevard, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 161-17 Cross Bay Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 89-35 155th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
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 March 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; the corner is on the edge of the Spring Creek Park area
- Elevation
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 170 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 29 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 area70 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, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 84th Street & 162nd Avenue 270 feet
- 83rd Street & 163rd Avenue 500 feet
- 85th Street & 162nd Avenue 540 feet
- 83rd Street & 161st Avenue 620 feet
- 84th Street & 163rd Avenue 770 feet
- 86th Street & 162nd Avenue 800 feet
- 82nd Street & 161st Avenue 880 feet
- 84th Street & 161st Avenue 890 feet
See every intersection along 162nd Avenue or 83rd Street.