97th Street & 161st Avenue
The four-way crossing of 97th Street and 161st Avenue is in Howard Beach-Lindenwood, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, 99 St/160 Av, is 1,110 feet away for the Q11. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 99 St/160 Av, 1,110 feet away, for the Q11.
- 1 route within a ten-minute walk
- 99 St/160 Av Q111,110 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, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 159-04 Cross Bay Boulevard Gas station1 mile
- 89-35 155th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
- 130th Place Fast charging for electric cars2.7 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 June 2019.
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 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2020 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 161st Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of 97th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 97th 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
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- 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:
- 96th Street & 161st Avenue 260 feet
- 98th Street & 161st Avenue 260 feet
- 95th Street & 161st Avenue 520 feet
- 99th Street & 161st Avenue 520 feet
- 97th Street & 162nd Avenue 620 feet
- 97th Street & 160th Avenue 620 feet
- 96th Street & 162nd Avenue 880 feet
- 96th Street & 160th Avenue 880 feet
See every intersection along 161st Avenue or 97th Street.