147th Avenue & 256th Street
The three-way junction of 147th Avenue and 256th Street is in Rosedale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 267 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. The nearest bus stop, 147 Av/256 St, is 50 feet away for the Q111, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1965, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 147 Av/256 St, 50 feet away, for the Q111.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 147 Av/256 St Q11150 feetQ111
Next buses at this stop
- Q111 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Sunrise Highway & Belt Parkway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 259-55 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers0.8 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 October 2025.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 267 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,517th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 191 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11422
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 31
- Police precinct
- 116
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Rosedale
- Elevation
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 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 1950 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Naz Little Angels Group Daycare Pre-K1,080 feet
Supermarkets
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.5 miles
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 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 147th Avenue & 254th Street 260 feet
- 147th Avenue & Memphis Avenue 260 feet
- 147th Avenue & 257th Street 300 feet
- 147th Avenue & Weller Lane 510 feet
- 145th Avenue & Memphis Avenue 520 feet
- 147th Avenue & 258th Street 620 feet
- 147th Avenue & 253rd Place 680 feet
- 257th Street & 147th Road 690 feet
See every intersection along 147th Avenue or 256th Street.