149th Avenue & 259th Street
The four-way crossing of 149th Avenue and 259th Street is in Rosedale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, 149 Av/257 St, is 560 feet away for the QM63, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 98 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 149 Av/257 St, 560 feet away, for the QM63.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 149 Av/257 St QM63560 feetQM63
Next buses at this stop
- QM63 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Sunrise Highway & Belt Parkway, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 259-55 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.
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
- 8 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 98 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
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 June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 149th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 259th Street & 148th Drive 260 feet
- 259th Street & 149th Road 380 feet
- 259th Street & 148th Road 520 feet
- 258th Street & 149th Road 640 feet
- 149th Avenue & 257th Street 640 feet
- 259th Street & 148th Avenue 780 feet
- 149th Avenue & 262nd Street 790 feet
- 259th Street & Craft Avenue 820 feet
See every intersection along 149th Avenue or 259th Street.