147th Avenue & 257th Street
The three-way junction of 147th Avenue and 257th Street is in Rosedale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, 147 Av/256 St, is 270 feet away for the Q111, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 600 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 147 Av/256 St, 270 feet away, for the Q111.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 147 Av/256 St Q111270 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 one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2024.
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
- 11 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 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 41 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-K1,030 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 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 & Memphis Avenue 40 feet
- 145th Avenue & Memphis Avenue 290 feet
- 147th Avenue & 256th Street 300 feet
- 147th Avenue & 258th Street 320 feet
- 257th Street & 147th Road 390 feet
- 144th Avenue & Memphis Avenue 490 feet
- 147th Avenue & 254th Street 560 feet
- 255th Street & Memphis Avenue 590 feet
See every intersection along 147th Avenue or 257th Street.