96th Street & 160th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 96th Street and 160th Avenue is in Howard Beach-Lindenwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest subway, Howard Beach-JFK Airport, is about nine minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 400 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 nine 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 99 St/160 Av, 820 feet away, for the Q11.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 99 St/160 Av Q11820 feetQ11
Next buses at this stop
- Q11 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Nassau Expressway eastbound at 155th Avenue & Belt Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 159-04 Cross Bay Boulevard Gas station0.9 miles
- 89-35 155th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
- 130th Place Fast charging for electric cars2.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
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
- 5 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 1930 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet.
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
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 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 & 160th Avenue 260 feet
- 95th Street & 160th Avenue 260 feet
- 98th Street & 160th Avenue 520 feet
- 96th Street & 159th Avenue 620 feet
- 96th Street & 161st Avenue 620 feet
- 99th Street & 160th Avenue 780 feet
- 97th Street & 161st Avenue 880 feet
- 97th Street & 159th Avenue 880 feet
See every intersection along 160th Avenue or 96th Street.