149th Avenue & Huxley Street
The four-way crossing of 149th Avenue and Huxley 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. Sunrise Playground is 640 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 253 St/149 Av, is 630 feet away for the Q86 and QM63, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them schools. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1955 and 1965, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 253 St/149 Av, 630 feet away, for the Q86 and QM63.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 253 St/149 Av Q86, QM63630 feetQ86 QM63
Next buses at this stop
- Q86 …
- QM63 …
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 station0.8 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.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 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
- 7 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 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 1955 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 nature area
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- P.S. 195 William Haberle School1,160 feet
- Success Academy Charter School - Rosedale School1,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hook Creek Park Nature area70 feet
- Sunrise Playground640 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 149th Road & Huxley Street 270 feet
- 148th Drive & Huxley Street 310 feet
- 149th Avenue & Edgewood Street 380 feet
- 149th Avenue & 243rd Street 530 feet
- Huxley Street & 149th Drive 550 feet
- 149th Avenue & 253rd Street 580 feet
- 148th Road & Huxley Street 590 feet
- 148th Drive & Edgewood Street 670 feet
See every intersection along 149th Avenue or Huxley Street.