148th Street & 12th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 148th Street and 12th Avenue is in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Qsac Inc Whitestone is 1,020 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 150 St/12 Av, is 1,010 feet away for the Q15, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1940, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 150 St/12 Av, 1,010 feet away, for the Q15.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 150 St/12 Av Q151,010 feetQ15
Next buses at this stop
- Q15 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Cross Island Parkway & 149th Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 15-06 149th Street Gas station0.3 miles
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2017.
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
- 63 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
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 1920 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Qsac Inc Whitestone School1,020 feet
- The Greek Orthodox Community of Whitestone, Holy Cross Preschool, ages 2 to 51,050 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- McKee Triangle1,210 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 295/Ladder 144 Fire station900 feet
Bank branches
- Santander Bank Bank branch1,280 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy1,220 feet
Shopping centers
- Whitestone Shopping Center Shopping center0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 148th Street & 11th Avenue 290 feet
- 149th Street & 12th Avenue 380 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 148th Street 410 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 147th Street at 12th Avenue 460 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 147th Street 610 feet
- 148th Street & 10th Avenue 650 feet
- 149th Street & 11th Avenue 660 feet
- 149th Street & 12th Road 740 feet
See every intersection along 12th Avenue or 148th Street.