87th Street & 161st Avenue
The four-way crossing of 87th 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 1,140 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 84 St/161 Av, is 830 feet away for the Q41. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1960 and 1965, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 60 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, 830 feet away, for the Q41.
- 1 route within a ten-minute walk
- 84 St/161 Av Q41830 feetQ41
Next buses at this stop
- Q41 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Nassau Expressway at Cross Bay Boulevard, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 161-17 Cross Bay Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 89-35 155th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.3 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 February 2017.
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 400 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 1960 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nature area
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Walter Ward Playground930 feet
- Spring Creek Park Nature area1,140 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
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:
- 86th Street & 161st Avenue 260 feet
- 88th Street & 161st Avenue 260 feet
- 89th Street & 161st Avenue 520 feet
- 85th Street & 161st Avenue 520 feet
- 87th Street & 160th Avenue 620 feet
- 87th Street & 162nd Avenue 620 feet
- 90th Street & 161st Avenue 780 feet
- 84th Street & 161st Avenue 790 feet
See every intersection along 161st Avenue or 87th Street.