147th Street & 17th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 147th Street and 17th Avenue 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. P.S. 079 Francis Lewis is 880 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 14 Av/147 St, is 1,230 feet away for the Q76, QM2 and QM32, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 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/147 St, 1,230 feet away, for the Q76, QM2 and QM32.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 14 Av/147 St Q76, QM2, QM321,230 feetQ76 QM2 QM32
Next buses at this stop
- Q76 …
- QM2 …
- QM32 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Cross Island Parkway & 149th Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 15-06 149th Street Gas station0.3 miles
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.1 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
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
- 68 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 1930 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 079 Francis Lewis School880 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 17th Avenue & 146th Place 250 feet
- 147th Street & 16th Road 260 feet
- 147th Street & 17th Road 260 feet
- 146th Street & 146th Place 300 feet
- 17th Avenue & 145th Place 500 feet
- 147th Street & 15th Drive 520 feet
- 147th Street & 18th Avenue 520 feet
- 149th Street & 17th Avenue 560 feet
See every intersection along 147th Street or 17th Avenue.