148th Street & 3rd Avenue
The four-way crossing of 148th Street and 3rd Avenue is in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Francis Lewis Playground is 1,140 feet away. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1965, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Map
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, 0.7 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
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 May 2020.
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
- 36 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 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 3rd Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 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 Park700 feet
- Francis Lewis Playground1,140 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 Place & 3rd Avenue 280 feet
- 149th Street & 3rd Avenue 280 feet
- 149th Place & 3rd Avenue 530 feet
- 148th Street & 5th Avenue 580 feet
- 147th Street & 3rd Avenue 610 feet
- 148th Street & 2nd Avenue 640 feet
- 150th Street & 3rd Avenue 790 feet
- 5th Avenue & 147th Place 830 feet
See every intersection along 148th Street or 3rd Avenue.