86th Street & 157th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 86th Street and 157th Avenue is in Howard Beach-Lindenwood, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. St Helen Catholic Academy is 800 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 157 Av/84 St, is 500 feet away for the Q11, Q41 and QM15, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 157 Av/84 St, 500 feet away, for the Q11, Q41 and QM15.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 157 Av/84 St Q11, Q41, QM15 · Shelter500 feetQ11 Q41 QM15
Next buses at this stop
- Q11 …
- Q41 …
- QM15 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 157th Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Nassau Expressway at Cross Bay Boulevard, 0.6 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 chargers0.8 miles
- 130th Place Fast charging for electric cars2.8 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 June 2016.
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 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 1945 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the pin oak.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
Schools and child care
- Psychotherapeutic Eval - Howard School560 feet
- Circle Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K730 feet
- Parsons Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5730 feet
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- St Helen Catholic Academy School800 feet
Houses of worship
- St Helens Church House of worship950 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- 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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 87th Street & 157th Avenue 260 feet
- 85th Street & 157th Avenue 260 feet
- 88th Street & 157th Avenue 520 feet
- 86th Street & 156th Avenue 520 feet
- 84th Street & 157th Avenue 530 feet
- 86th Street & 158th Avenue 620 feet
- 89th Street & 157th Avenue 780 feet
- 87th Street & 156th Avenue 800 feet
See every intersection along 157th Avenue or 86th Street.