147th Street & 70th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 147th Street and 70th Avenue is in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Yeshiva of Central Queens is 650 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Jewel Av/Main St, is 780 feet away for the Q64, Q74, QM4 and QM44, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, five of them religious buildings, and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Jewel Av/Main St, 780 feet away, for the Q64, Q74, QM4 and QM44.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jewel Av/Main St Q64, Q74, QM4, QM44780 feetQ64 Q74 QM4 QM44
Next buses at this stop
- Q64 …
- Q74 …
- QM4 …
- QM44 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at Park Drive East, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 72-31 Main Street Gas station0.4 miles
- 70-31A 108th Street Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers1.6 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11367
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Kew Gardens Hills
- Elevation
- 71 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1949.
Trees
NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Norway maple and the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 26 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2019 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 147th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 10:30AM-NOON
West side of 147th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 10:30AM-NOON
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of 70th Avenue
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 10:30AM-NOON
South side of 70th Avenue
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 10:30AM-NOON
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 schools
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Yeshiva of Central Queens School650 feet
- Judi`s Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,040 feet
- Positive Beginnings Preschool1,050 feet
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- Sholom, Sholom Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,130 feet
- P.S. 165 Edith K. Bergtraum School1,170 feet
- Mesivta Yesodei Yeshurun School1,220 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Vleigh Playground1,230 feet
Supermarkets
- Seasons Express Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and two food stores.
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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 147th Street & 70th Road 260 feet
- 147th Street & Jewel Avenue 270 feet
- 70th Road & Vleigh Place 480 feet
- 147th Street & 71st Avenue 520 feet
- 147th Street & 69th Road 530 feet
- 71st Avenue & Vleigh Place 660 feet
- 147th Street & 71st Road 780 feet
- 147th Street & 69th Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 147th Street or 70th Avenue.