96th Street & 162nd Avenue
The four-way crossing of 96th Street and 162nd 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. The nearest bus stop, 99 St/162 Av, is 810 feet away for the Q11. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 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 99 St/162 Av, 810 feet away, for the Q11.
- 1 route within a ten-minute walk
- 99 St/162 Av Q11810 feetQ11
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, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 159-04 Cross Bay Boulevard Gas station1.1 miles
- 89-35 155th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.5 miles
- 130th Place Fast charging for electric cars2.9 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 June 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
- 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 1935 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
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
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 97th Street & 162nd Avenue 260 feet
- 95th Street & 162nd Avenue 260 feet
- 98th Street & 162nd Avenue 520 feet
- 96th Street & 161st Avenue 620 feet
- 96th Street & 163rd Avenue 620 feet
- 99th Street & 162nd Avenue 780 feet
- 97th Street & 161st Avenue 880 feet
- 97th Street & 163rd Avenue 880 feet
See every intersection along 162nd Avenue or 96th Street.