96th Street & 163rd Avenue
The four-way crossing of 96th Street and 163rd Avenue is in Howard Beach-Lindenwood, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Frank M. Charles Memorial Park is 1,240 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 165 Av/96 St, is 1,290 feet away for the Q11. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 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 165 Av/96 St, 1,290 feet away, for the Q11.
- 1 route within a ten-minute walk
- 165 Av/96 St Q111,290 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, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 159-04 Cross Bay Boulevard Gas station1.2 miles
- 89-35 155th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.6 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 May 2016.
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 1940 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry and the 'Velvet Pillar' flowering crabapple.
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 between October 2023 and November 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
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Frank M. Charles Memorial Park1,240 feet
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 97th Street & 163rd Avenue 260 feet
- 95th Street & 163rd Avenue 260 feet
- 98th Street & 163rd Avenue 520 feet
- 96th Street & 164th Avenue 620 feet
- 96th Street & 162nd Avenue 620 feet
- 99th Street & 163rd Avenue at Joel A Miele Sr Pedestrian Bridge 780 feet
- 99th Street & 163rd Avenue 800 feet
- 97th Street & 164th Avenue 880 feet
See every intersection along 163rd Avenue or 96th Street.