147th Street & Elm Avenue

The four-way crossing of 147th Street and Elm Avenue is in East Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Russian Orthodox Church is 660 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Parsons Blvd/Elm Av, is 140 feet away for the Q26 and Q27, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, 15 of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Van Wyck Expressway
1.3 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
Parsons Blvd/Elm Av · Q26, Q27
Within a walk
19 places
15 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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147th Street & Elm Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Parsons Blvd/Elm Av, 140 feet away, for the Q26 and Q27.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Parsons Blvd/Elm Av Q26, Q27
    140 feet
    Q26 Q27

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q26 …
  2. Q27 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at Booth Memorial Avenue & College Point Boulevard, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 161-15 46th Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 144-20 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, 39 Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2024.

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
57 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 147th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 147th Street

  • Doctor plates only 2 signs DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Elm Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM

South side of Elm Avenue

  • Doctor plates only 1 sign DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9AM-10:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 440180 and 441390.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 15 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 hospital
  • 1 park
  • 1 recreation center

Schools and child care

  1. The Little Learning Center II Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lawrence Triangle
    40 feet

Health care

  1. Flushing Hospital Medical Center Hospital
    260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Russian Orthodox Church House of worship
    660 feet
  2. Marys Nativity St Ann RC Church House of worship
    1,080 feet
  3. Kissena Jewish Center Synagogue House of worship
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. YWCA Flushing Recreation center
    1,240 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and four 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 nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 147th Street or Elm Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.