149th Street & 12th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 149th Street and 12th Avenue is in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Whitestone Academy is 1,070 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 150 St/12 Av, is 640 feet away for the Q15, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 12 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 150 St/12 Av, 640 feet away, for the Q15.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 150 St/12 Av Q15640 feetQ15
Next buses at this stop
- Q15 …
Cycling
- 16 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Cross Island Parkway & 149th Street, 1,030 feet by car along the streets.
- 15-06 149th Street Gas station0.3 miles
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.6 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
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11357
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Whitestone-Beechhurst
- Elevation
- 72 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 1920 and 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 12th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
West side of 149th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 fire station
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Qsac Inc Whitestone School640 feet
- The Greek Orthodox Community of Whitestone, Holy Cross Preschool, ages 2 to 5670 feet
- Up N Top Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,020 feet
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- Whitestone Academy School1,070 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- McKee Triangle1,090 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 295/Ladder 144 Fire station520 feet
Bank branches
- Santander Bank Bank branch1,160 feet
- TD Bank Bank branch1,250 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy1,100 feet
Shopping centers
- Whitestone Shopping Center Shopping center0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and three food stores.
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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 149th Street & 11th Avenue 290 feet
- 149th Street & 12th Road 360 feet
- 148th Street & 12th Avenue 380 feet
- 150th Street & 12th Avenue 600 feet
- 149th Street & 10th Avenue 650 feet
- 148th Street & 11th Avenue 660 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 149th Street at 14th Avenue 740 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 148th Street 790 feet
See every intersection along 12th Avenue or 149th Street.