Northern Boulevard & 169th Street
Northern Boulevard and 169th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 3,236 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Manna Presbyterian Church NY is 410 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Northern Blvd/169 St, is 130 feet away for the Q12, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Northern Blvd/169 St, 130 feet away, for the Q12.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Northern Blvd/169 St Q12 · Shelter130 feetQ12
Next buses at this stop
- Q12 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway southbound at Clearview Expressway & 45th Road, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 166-02 Northern Boulevard Gas station800 feet
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.1 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2024.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, June 2018
- Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2023
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 3,236 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 273rd most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 1,557 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11358
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Flushing
- Elevation
- 54 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
Homes
About 300 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 1925 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the maidenhair tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2016 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 169th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Northern Boulevard
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-9AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 9 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 older adult center
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Oikos Community Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K690 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Plaut Triangle70 feet
Houses of worship
- Manna Presbyterian Church NY House of worship410 feet
- Living Faith Community Church House of worship920 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 42-15 166th Street Older adult center1,150 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and two food stores.
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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 43rd Avenue & 169th Street 190 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 170th Street 280 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 168th Street 280 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 170th Street 370 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 43rd Avenue 430 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 168th Street 450 feet
- 41st Avenue & 169th Street 470 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 167th Street 550 feet
See every intersection along 169th Street or Northern Boulevard.