147th Street & Ash Avenue
The three-way junction of 147th Street and Ash Avenue is in East Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. YWCA Flushing is 1,050 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Sanford Av/147 St, is 410 feet away for the Q65, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, eight of them religious buildings. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1951 and 1988, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Sanford Av/147 St, 410 feet away, for the Q65.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Sanford Av/147 St Q65 · Shelter410 feetQ65
Next buses at this stop
- Q65 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at Booth Memorial Avenue & College Point Boulevard, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 147-10 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 144-20 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, 39 Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11355
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Flushing
- Elevation
- 82 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1951 and 1988.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2021 and December 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 147th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
North side of Ash Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Ash Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 8 religious buildings
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 schools
- 1 park
- 1 recreation center
Schools and child care
- Little Light Pre-K Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K600 feet
- The Little Learning Center II Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K670 feet
- Flushing International High School770 feet
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- J.H.S. 189 Daniel Carter Beard School770 feet
- Joy Learning Garden Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,160 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Lawrence Triangle1,100 feet
Houses of worship
- Russian Orthodox Church House of worship410 feet
Community centers and public services
- YWCA Flushing Recreation center1,050 feet
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance 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, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 147th Street & Beech Avenue 280 feet
- 147th Street & Sanford Avenue 350 feet
- 147th Street & Cherry Avenue 540 feet
- 149th Street & Ash Avenue 650 feet
- 147th Street & Barclay Avenue 680 feet
- 147th Street & Delaware Avenue 800 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & Beech Avenue 900 feet
- 149th Street & Beech Avenue 930 feet
See every intersection along 147th Street or Ash Avenue.