149th Street & 17th Road
The four-way crossing of 149th Street and 17th Road is in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 079 Francis Lewis is 1,250 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 150 St/17 Rd, is 860 feet away for the Q15, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and three places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 150 St/17 Rd, 860 feet away, for the Q15.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 150 St/17 Rd Q15860 feetQ15
Next buses at this stop
- Q15 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Cross Island Parkway & 149th Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 15-06 149th Street Gas station1,270 feet
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
- 51 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 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 1930 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 079 Francis Lewis School1,250 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and one food store.
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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 149th Street & 18th Avenue 260 feet
- 149th Street & 17th Avenue 260 feet
- 149th Street & 19th Avenue 520 feet
- 149th Street & 16th Road 520 feet
- 147th Street & 17th Road 560 feet
- 150th Street & 17th Road 770 feet
- 149th Street & 15th Drive 780 feet
- 149th Street & 20th Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 149th Street or 17th Road.