149th Street & 21st Avenue
The four-way crossing of 149th Street and 21st Avenue is in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, 150 St/21 Av, is 870 feet away for the Q15, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 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 150 St/21 Av, 870 feet away, for the Q15.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 150 St/21 Av Q15870 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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 20-02 Parsons Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 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
- 56 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 700 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 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2024 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 149th Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 149th Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of 21st Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- Met Fresh Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and two food stores.
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 & 20th Road 260 feet
- 149th Street & 22nd Avenue 360 feet
- 149th Street & 20th Avenue 520 feet
- 147th Street & 21st Avenue 560 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 149th Street 720 feet
- 150th Street & 21st Avenue 770 feet
- 149th Street & 19th Avenue 780 feet
- 147th Street & 20th Road 820 feet
See every intersection along 149th Street or 21st Avenue.