147th Avenue & 259th Street
The four-way crossing of 147th Avenue and 259th 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/Francis Lewis Blvd, is 270 feet away for the Q111, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1965, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Chinese elm.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 147 Av/Francis Lewis Blvd, 270 feet away, for the Q111.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 147 Av/Francis Lewis Blvd 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, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 259-55 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station1,260 feet
- 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 September 2021.
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 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 1950 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Chinese elm.
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
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 147th Avenue 310 feet
- 147th Avenue & 258th Street 320 feet
- 259th Street & 147th Road 390 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 145th Avenue 620 feet
- 259th Street & 147th Drive 640 feet
- 147th Avenue & 257th Street 640 feet
- 147th Avenue & Memphis Avenue 680 feet
- 258th Street & 147th Road 710 feet
See every intersection along 147th Avenue or 259th Street.