149th Street & 25th Avenue
The five-way junction of 149th Street and 25th Avenue is in Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing, Queens, and is also named Charles Lucania Memorial Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Leonardo Ingravallo Playground is 100 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Willets Point Blvd/149 St, is 70 feet away for the Q61 and QM20, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them playgrounds, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Willets Point Blvd/149 St, 70 feet away, for the Q61 and QM20.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Willets Point Blvd/149 St Q61, QM2070 feetQ61 QM20
Next buses at this stop
- Q61 …
- QM20 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 149th Street and Willets Point Boulevard.
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet, an on-street corral
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Cross Island Parkway & 149th Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 20-02 Parsons Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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)
- Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing
- Elevation
- 56 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Charles Lucania Memorial Way, a co-naming enacted on February 25, 2016 (Local Law 23 of 2016).
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 1940 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Charles Lucania Memorial Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 149th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 149th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Willets Point Boulevard
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Willets Point Boulevard
- 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.
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 schools
- 1 field
Schools and child care
- J.H.S. 185 Edward Bleeker School760 feet
- P.S. 021 Edward Hart School1,040 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Flushing Fields Field50 feet
- Leonardo Ingravallo Playground100 feet
- Hart Playground1,030 feet
Supermarkets
- Met Fresh Supermarket870 feet
- Hua Lian Supermarket Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two 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 nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 25th Avenue & Willets Point Boulevard 120 feet
- 149th Street & 24th Road 120 feet
- 148th Street & Willets Point Boulevard 310 feet
- Willets Point Boulevard & 24th Road 310 feet
- 149th Street & 24th Avenue 380 feet
- 149th Street & 25th Drive 400 feet
- 147th Street & Willets Point Boulevard 570 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 149th Street 640 feet
See every intersection along 149th Street, 25th Avenue or Willets Point Boulevard.