149th Avenue & 243rd Street
The three-way junction of 149th Avenue and 243rd Street is in Rosedale, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Hook Creek Park is 170 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 149 Av/242 St, is 360 feet away for the Q86, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 149 Av/242 St, 360 feet away, for the Q86.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 149 Av/242 St Q86360 feetQ86
Next buses at this stop
- Q86 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Sunrise Highway & Belt Parkway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 259-55 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station0.9 miles
- 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers1.2 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 October 2012.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11422
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 31
- Police precinct
- 116
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Rosedale
- Elevation
- 7 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 1950 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nature area
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hook Creek Park Nature area170 feet
- Sunrise Playground1,160 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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- 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:
- 149th Avenue & Edgewood Street 150 feet
- 149th Avenue & 242nd Street 290 feet
- 148th Drive & Edgewood Street 430 feet
- 149th Avenue & Huxley Street 530 feet
- 148th Road & Edgewood Street 710 feet
- 149th Avenue & 241st Street 730 feet
- 149th Road & Huxley Street 790 feet
- 148th Drive & Huxley Street 830 feet
See every intersection along 149th Avenue or 243rd Street.