147th Street & 3rd Avenue
The four-way crossing of 147th Street and 3rd Avenue is in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Francis Lewis Park is 90 feet away. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 75 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBy car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & Whitestone Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 10-02 Clintonville Street Gas station0.8 miles
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2024.
What the city has done here
- Enhanced crossing, August 2016
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
- 36 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 200 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 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 75 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 27 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2015 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 147th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 9PM-6AM ALL DAYS
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 147th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of 3rd Avenue
- No standing 10 signs NO STANDING 9PM-6AM ALL DAYS
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 3rd Avenue
- No standing 7 signs NO STANDING 9PM-6AM ALL DAYS
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Francis Lewis Park90 feet
- Francis Lewis Playground530 feet
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bus stop within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 147th Street & 4th Avenue 260 feet
- 147th Place & 3rd Avenue 330 feet
- 147th Street & 5th Avenue 520 feet
- 148th Street & 3rd Avenue 610 feet
- Whitestone Bridge & Whitestone Expressway 760 feet
- 147th Street & 6th Avenue 780 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & 3rd Avenue 840 feet
- 5th Avenue & 147th Place 890 feet
See every intersection along 147th Street or 3rd Avenue.