149th Avenue & 257th Street

The four-way crossing of 149th Avenue and 257th Street is in Rosedale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. P.S. 195 William Haberle is 980 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 149 Av/257 St, is 110 feet away for the QM63, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1955 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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149th Avenue & 257th Street Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 149 Av/257 St, 110 feet away, for the QM63.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 149 Av/257 St QM63
    110 feet
    QM63

Next buses at this stop

  1. QM63 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Sunrise Highway & Belt Parkway, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 259-55 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers
    1.1 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2023.

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 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1955 and 1960.

Trees

NYC Parks records 80 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Two public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 195 William Haberle School
    980 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sunrise Playground
    1,280 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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

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