149th Street & 15th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 149th Street and 15th Avenue is in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens, and is also named Private Edward M. McKee Square by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. McKee Triangle is 40 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 150 St/Cross Island Pkwy Service Rd South, is 870 feet away for the Q15, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and 17 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 150 St/Cross Island Pkwy Service Rd South, 870 feet away, for the Q15.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 150 St/Cross Island Pkwy Service Rd South Q15870 feetQ15
Next buses at this stop
- Q15 …
Cycling
- 14 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, 110 feet by car along the streets.
- 15-06 149th Street Gas station180 feet
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.4 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
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
- 50 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Private Edward M. McKee Square, a co-naming enacted on March 29, 1940 (Local Law 20 of 1940).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the thornless honeylocust.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Private Edward M. McKee Square.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2022 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 149th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of 15th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 fire station
- 1 park
- 1 post office
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 079 Francis Lewis School690 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- McKee Triangle40 feet
Community centers and public services
- Whitestone Post Office1,000 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 295/Ladder 144 Fire station720 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch530 feet
- Santander Bank Bank branch830 feet
- Citizens Bank Bank branch1,200 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy760 feet
Shopping centers
- Whitestone Shopping Center Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and seven 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 nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Cross Island Parkway & 149th Street 110 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 15th Avenue 240 feet
- 149th Street & 15th Road 260 feet
- 148th Street & 15th Avenue 320 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 149th Street at 14th Avenue 400 feet
- 15th Avenue & 15th Road 460 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 14th Avenue 520 feet
- 149th Street & 15th Drive 520 feet
See every intersection along 149th Street or 15th Avenue.