147th Street & 5th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 147th Street and 5th Avenue is in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Francis Lewis Park is 610 feet away. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.
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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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 10-02 Clintonville Street Gas station0.7 miles
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes 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 December 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
- 46 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 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 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2015 and June 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 147th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 9PM-6AM ALL DAYS
West side of 147th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 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 Park610 feet
- Francis Lewis Playground1,050 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 signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 147th Street & 6th Avenue 260 feet
- 147th Street & 4th Avenue 260 feet
- 5th Avenue & 147th Place 360 feet
- 147th Street & 3rd Avenue 520 feet
- 147th Street & 7th Avenue 530 feet
- 148th Street & 5th Avenue 650 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & 5th Avenue 650 feet
- 147th Place & 3rd Avenue 850 feet
See every intersection along 147th Street or 5th Avenue.