95th Street & 159th Avenue
The three-way junction of 95th 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. P.S. 146 Howard Beach is 1,160 feet away. The nearest subway, Howard Beach-JFK Airport, is about eight minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Howard Beach-JFK Airport, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Howard Beach-JFK Airport A0.4 milesA
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- A …
Rockaways
1 line- A …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 101 St/159 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q11.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 101 St/159 Av Q11 · Shelter0.3 milesQ11
Next buses at this stop
- Q11 …
Cycling
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Nassau Expressway eastbound at 155th Avenue & Belt Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 159-04 Cross Bay Boulevard Gas station0.8 miles
- 89-35 155th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 130th Place Fast charging for electric cars2.6 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
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
- 4 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 1930 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the common hackberry.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 146 Howard Beach School1,160 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 96th Street & 159th Avenue 260 feet
- 97th Street & 159th Avenue 520 feet
- 95th Street & 160th Avenue 620 feet
- 95th Street & 158th Avenue 620 feet
- 98th Street & 159th Avenue 780 feet
- 96th Street & 158th Avenue 880 feet
- 96th Street & 160th Avenue 880 feet
- 99th Street & 159th Avenue 1,040 feet
See every intersection along 159th Avenue or 95th Street.