Cross Bay Boulevard & 161st Avenue
Cross Bay Boulevard and 161st Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Howard Beach-Lindenwood, Queens. The corner is also named Lenny’s Clam Bar Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Howard Beach Post Office is 130 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Cross Bay Blvd/161 Av, is 70 feet away for the Q41, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and 15 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Cross Bay Blvd/161 Av, 70 feet away, for the Q41.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cross Bay Blvd/161 Av Q41 · Shelter70 feetQ41
Next buses at this stop
- Q41 …
Cycling
- 16 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Nassau Expressway at Cross Bay Boulevard, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 161-17 Cross Bay Boulevard Gas station1,120 feet
- 89-35 155th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 130th Place Fast charging for electric cars2.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
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
This corner is also named Lenny’s Clam Bar Way, a co-naming enacted on July 20, 2024 (Local Law 81 of 2024).
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 200 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 1960 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Lenny’s Clam Bar Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 active meters
- 4 pay-by-cell zones
Meters on the blocks meeting at this corner are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on 161st Avenue (both sides) and Cross Bay Boulevard (both sides).
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 442935, 444632, 445173 and 449109.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 post office
Schools and child care
- District 27 Pre-K Center at 160-06 Crossbay Boulevard Pre-K center590 feet
Community centers and public services
- Howard Beach Post Office130 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch730 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy270 feet
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and six food stores.
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, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 92nd Street & 161st Avenue 280 feet
- 91st Street & 161st Avenue 540 feet
- Cross Bay Boulevard & 160th Avenue 620 feet
- Cross Bay Boulevard & 162nd Avenue 620 feet
- 90th Street & 161st Avenue 800 feet
- 92nd Street & 160th Avenue 900 feet
- 92nd Street & 162nd Avenue 900 feet
- 89th Street & 161st Avenue 1,060 feet
See every intersection along 161st Avenue or Cross Bay Boulevard.