12th Avenue & 154th Street
The four-way crossing of 12th Avenue and 154th Street is in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Whitestone Playground is 190 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 154 St/14 Av, is 680 feet away for the Q61, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and six places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 154 St/14 Av, 680 feet away, for the Q61.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 154 St/14 Av Q61680 feetQ61
Next buses at this stop
- Q61 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 10-02 Clintonville Street Gas station0.4 miles
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11357
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Whitestone-Beechhurst
- Elevation
- 20 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- 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 1920 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2016 and October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 12th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of 154th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- There's No Place Like Home Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K100 feet
- P.S. 193 Alfred J. Kennedy School770 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Whitestone Playground190 feet
Bank branches
- Citibank Bank branch670 feet
Supermarkets
- North Shore Farms Supermarket880 feet
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy880 feet
Shopping centers
- Whitestone Plaza Shopping center710 feet
- Whitestone Shopping Center Shopping center930 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and six 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
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 154th Street & 12th Road 250 feet
- 11th Avenue & 154th Street 280 feet
- 154th Street & 13th Avenue 510 feet
- 154th Street & 10th Avenue 530 feet
- 14th Avenue & 154th Street 770 feet
- 157th Street & 12th Avenue 770 feet
- 12th Avenue & 152nd Street 790 feet
- 154th Street & 9th Avenue 790 feet
See every intersection along 12th Avenue or 154th Street.