97th Street & 160th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 97th Street and 160th 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 1,260 feet away. The nearest subway, Howard Beach-JFK Airport, is about eight minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. 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 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 99 St/160 Av, 550 feet away, for the Q11.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 99 St/160 Av Q11550 feetQ11
Next buses at this stop
- Q11 …
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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
- 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 1930 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 63 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 between April 2020 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 97th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 97th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 146 Howard Beach School1,260 feet
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, 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:
- 98th Street & 160th Avenue 260 feet
- 96th Street & 160th Avenue 260 feet
- 99th Street & 160th Avenue 520 feet
- 95th Street & 160th Avenue 520 feet
- 97th Street & 159th Avenue 620 feet
- 97th Street & 161st Avenue 620 feet
- 100th Street & 160th Avenue 780 feet
- 96th Street & 161st Avenue 880 feet
See every intersection along 160th Avenue or 97th Street.