149th Street & 29th Avenue
The three-way junction of 149th Street and 29th Avenue is in Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The stele “Flushing World War Memorial” is 230 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Bayside Av/148 St, is 520 feet away for the Q16, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 149th Street.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Bayside Av/148 St, 520 feet away, for the Q16.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bayside Av/148 St Q16520 feetQ16
Next buses at this stop
- Q16 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 149th Street.
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet, an on-street corral
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway northbound, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 147-10 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 144-20 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, 39 Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes 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 September 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11354
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing
- Elevation
- 77 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1935 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 80 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 149th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of 29th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 29th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at Flushing Fields.
- Flushing World War Memorial Stele, 1935230 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 field
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- The Corner School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K770 feet
- P.S. 021 Edward Hart School930 feet
- Little Genius Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,070 feet
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- J.H.S. 185 Edward Bleeker School1,190 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Flushing Fields Field100 feet
- Hart Playground770 feet
Houses of worship
- Lambsgate New York Church House of worship1,270 feet
Supermarkets
- Met Fresh Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 149th Street & 28th Avenue 260 feet
- 149th Street & Bayside Avenue 320 feet
- 148th Street & 29th Avenue 380 feet
- 149th Street & 27th Avenue 520 feet
- 147th Street & 29th Avenue 640 feet
- 150th Street & Bayside Avenue 720 feet
- 148th Street & Bayside Avenue 720 feet
- 32nd Avenue & 149th Street 750 feet
See every intersection along 149th Street or 29th Avenue.