Northern Boulevard & 163rd Street

Northern Boulevard and 163rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Station A Post Office is 300 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Northern Blvd/Station Rd, is 50 feet away for the Q12, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 59 places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
10 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Clearview Expressway
1.3 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Northern Blvd/Station Rd · Q12
Within a walk
11 places
7 religious buildings, 1 older adult center and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Northern Boulevard & 163rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Northern Blvd/Station Rd, 50 feet away, for the Q12.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Northern Blvd/Station Rd Q12 · Shelter
    50 feet
    Q12
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q12 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 53 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway southbound, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 166-02 Northern Boulevard Gas station
    1,160 feet
  2. 144-20 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, 39 Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles
  3. 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2018

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11358
Community board
Queens Community Board 7
City Council district
19 and 20 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
109
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing
Elevation
62 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2024 and July 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 163rd Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM

West side of 163rd Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM

North side of Northern Boulevard

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-9AM

South side of Northern Boulevard

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of Station Road

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 433163, 433164, 440779, 445250 and 460546.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 1 post office
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. International Beauty Institute Trade or language school
    500 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Studley Triangle
    450 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Station A Post Office
    300 feet
  2. Older adult center at 42-15 166th Street Older adult center
    1,280 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. New Age Market Supermarket
    870 feet
  2. H Mart Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 59 places to eat and ten food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 163rd Street, Northern Boulevard or Station Road.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.