147th Street & 27th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 147th Street and 27th Avenue is in Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Hart Playground is 40 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Bayside Av/148 St, is 1,280 feet away for the Q16, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them schools. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Bayside Av/148 St, 1,280 feet away, for the Q16.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bayside Av/148 St Q161,280 feetQ16
Next buses at this stop
- Q16 …
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 chargers1.2 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.5 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 August 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
- 53 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 80 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
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and June 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 147th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of 147th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of 27th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of 27th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 field
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- P.S. 021 Edward Hart School500 feet
- J.H.S. 185 Edward Bleeker School760 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hart Playground40 feet
- Flushing Fields Field880 feet
Supermarkets
- Hua Lian Supermarket Supermarket0.4 miles
- Met Fresh Supermarket0.5 miles
- H Mart Supermarket0.5 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 & 28th Avenue 260 feet
- 147th Street & 26th Avenue 270 feet
- 147th Street & 29th Avenue 520 feet
- 147th Street & 25th Drive 540 feet
- 149th Street & 27th Avenue 610 feet
- 146th Street & 27th Avenue 610 feet
- 148th Street & 29th Avenue 780 feet
- 148th Street & 25th Drive 790 feet
See every intersection along 147th Street or 27th Avenue.