149th Street & 20th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 149th Street and 20th Avenue is in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, 150 St/20 Rd, is 1,120 feet away for the Q15, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. 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/20 Rd, 1,120 feet away, for the Q15.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 150 St/20 Rd Q151,120 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, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 20-02 Parsons Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
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
- 58 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 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2024 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 149th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 20th Avenue
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- Met Fresh Supermarket0.5 miles
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:
- 149th Street & 19th Avenue 260 feet
- 149th Street & 20th Road 260 feet
- 149th Street & 21st Avenue 520 feet
- 149th Street & 18th Avenue 520 feet
- 147th Street & 20th Avenue 560 feet
- 150th Street & 20th Avenue 760 feet
- 149th Street & 17th Road 780 feet
- 147th Street & 20th Road 830 feet
See every intersection along 149th Street or 20th Avenue.