96th Street & 159th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 96th Street and 159th Avenue is in Howard Beach-Lindenwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 146 Howard Beach is 910 feet away. The nearest subway, Howard Beach-JFK Airport, is about seven minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1950, 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, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- Howard Beach-JFK Airport A0.3 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
- 1 bicycle rack 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 four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2024.
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
- 6 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 1925 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the common hackberry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 96th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 96th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
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 School910 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and 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:
- 97th Street & 159th Avenue 260 feet
- 95th Street & 159th Avenue 260 feet
- 98th Street & 159th Avenue 520 feet
- 96th Street & 158th Avenue 620 feet
- 96th Street & 160th Avenue 620 feet
- 99th Street & 159th Avenue 780 feet
- 95th Street & 158th Avenue 880 feet
- 97th Street & 160th Avenue 880 feet
See every intersection along 159th Avenue or 96th Street.