Oak Avenue & 163rd Place
Oak Avenue and 163rd Place meet at a three-way junction in East Flushing, Queens, at the edge of Kissena Park. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Kissena Lake in Kissena Park is 1,000 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 164 St/Oak Av, is 180 feet away for the Q65, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 164 St/Oak Av, 180 feet away, for the Q65.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 164 St/Oak Av Q65180 feetQ65
Next buses at this stop
- Q65 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Oak Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 162-05 46th Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 144-20 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, 39 Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11358
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Flushing; the corner is on the edge of the Kissena Park area
- Elevation
- 27 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 190 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 99 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the black locust.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 park
- 1 park feature
Schools and child care
- Immanuel Creative Daycare School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K100 feet
- Greater Flushing Community Council Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K830 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Park50 feet
- Kissena Lake in Kissena Park Park feature1,000 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 164th Street & Oak Avenue 180 feet
- 163rd Street & Oak Avenue 260 feet
- Pidgeon Meadow Road & 163rd Place 430 feet
- 164th Street & Pidgeon Meadow Road 460 feet
- 162nd Street & Oak Avenue 520 feet
- Pidgeon Meadow Road & Laburnum Avenue 660 feet
- 166th Street & Lithonia Avenue 730 feet
- 161st Street & Oak Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 163rd Place or Oak Avenue.