148th Street & 59th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 148th Street and 59th Avenue is in Queensboro Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. St Anns Church is 1,000 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/148 St, is 610 feet away for the Q88, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/148 St, 610 feet away, for the Q88.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/148 St Q88610 feetQ88
Next buses at this stop
- Q88 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 59th Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 154-04 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.5 miles
- 41-61 Kissena Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
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)
- Queensboro Hill
- Elevation
- 35 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, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 April 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 148th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Lowell Upper School of Flushing School950 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Corridor Park1,090 feet
Houses of worship
- St Anns Church House of worship1,000 feet
Supermarkets
- Yong Fa Supermarket Supermarket0.3 miles
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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 148th Street & 60th Avenue 260 feet
- 148th Street & 58th Road 260 feet
- 58th Avenue & 148th Street 520 feet
- 146th Street & 59th Avenue 550 feet
- 150th Street & 59th Avenue 590 feet
- 148th Street & Booth Memorial Avenue 790 feet
- 146th Street & 58th Road 800 feet
- 146th Street & 60th Avenue 810 feet
See every intersection along 148th Street or 59th Avenue.