143rd Street & 15th Avenue
The three-way junction of 143rd Street and 15th Avenue is in College Point, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Holy Trinity RC Church Whitestone is 270 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 14 Av/143 St, is 670 feet away for the Q76, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. About 130 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 14 Av/143 St, 670 feet away, for the Q76.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 14 Av/143 St Q76670 feetQ76
Next buses at this stop
- Q76 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway northbound at Whitestone Expressway & 14th Avenue at 144th Place, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 15-06 149th Street Gas station0.7 miles
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2018.
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)
- College Point
- Elevation
- 13 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 130 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 1945 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and January 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 143rd Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of 15th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 religious building
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- District 25 Pre-K Center at 14-45 143rd Street Pre-K center560 feet
- Lincoln Technical Institute Trade or language school980 feet
Houses of worship
- Holy Trinity RC Church Whitestone House of worship270 feet
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 nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- 142nd Street & 15th Avenue 270 feet
- 141st Street & 15th Avenue 530 feet
- 14th Avenue & 143rd Street 670 feet
- 15th Avenue & 140th Street 790 feet
- 14th Avenue & 142nd Street 920 feet
- 14th Avenue & 143rd Place 960 feet
- 139th Street & 15th Avenue 1,020 feet
- Hill Court & 143rd Place 1,120 feet
See every intersection along 143rd Street or 15th Avenue.