147th Street & 26th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 147th Street and 26th Avenue is in Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing, 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. 021 Edward Hart is 470 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Willets Point Blvd/149 St, is 1,320 feet away for the Q61 and QM20, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them playgrounds.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Willets Point Blvd/149 St, 1,320 feet away, for the Q61 and QM20.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Willets Point Blvd/149 St Q61, QM201,320 feetQ61 QM20
Next buses at this stop
- Q61 …
- QM20 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet, an on-street corral
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway northbound at Whitestone Expressway & I 678, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 20-02 Parsons Boulevard Gas station0.7 miles
- 144-20 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, 39 Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.6 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 November 2021.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11354
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing
- Elevation
- 50 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
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 in 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 81 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and November 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 147th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
North side of 26th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of 26th Avenue
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 schools
- 1 field
Schools and child care
- P.S. 021 Edward Hart School470 feet
- J.H.S. 185 Edward Bleeker School490 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hart Playground50 feet
- Flushing Fields Field650 feet
- Leonardo Ingravallo Playground1,220 feet
Supermarkets
- Hua Lian Supermarket Supermarket0.3 miles
- Met Fresh Supermarket0.4 miles
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 147th Street & 27th Avenue 270 feet
- 147th Street & 25th Drive 270 feet
- 148th Street & 25th Drive 520 feet
- 147th Street & 25th Road 530 feet
- 147th Street & 28th Avenue 530 feet
- 149th Street & 26th Avenue 590 feet
- 26th Avenue & 146th Street 610 feet
- 147th Street & Willets Point Boulevard 770 feet
See every intersection along 147th Street or 26th Avenue.