149th Street & 5th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 149th Street and 5th Avenue is in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, 150 St/11 Av, is 0.5 miles away for the Q15. Within a five-minute walk is one place to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 150 St/11 Av, 0.5 miles away, for the Q15.
- 1 route within a ten-minute walk
- 150 St/11 Av Q150.5 milesQ15
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, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 10-02 Clintonville Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2024.
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
- 40 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 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 1945 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Within a walk
How places are listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place 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
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 149th Place & 5th Avenue 260 feet
- 149th Street & 6th Avenue 270 feet
- 148th Street & 5th Avenue 290 feet
- 149th Street & 7th Avenue 530 feet
- 150th Street & 5th Avenue 540 feet
- 5th Avenue & 147th Place 570 feet
- 149th Street & 3rd Avenue 610 feet
- 150th Street & 6th Avenue 670 feet
See every intersection along 149th Street or 5th Avenue.