149th Street & 79th Avenue
The three-way junction of 149th Street and 79th Avenue is in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/150 St, is 680 feet away for the Q45, QM1, QM5 and five more, and 13 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/150 St, 680 feet away, for the Q45, QM1, QM5, QM6 and four more.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/150 St Q45, QM1, QM5, QM6 +4680 feetQ45 QM1 QM5 QM6 QM7 QM8 QM31 QM35
Next buses at this stop
- Q45 …
- QM1 …
- QM5 …
- QM6 …
- QM7 …
- QM8 …
- QM31 …
- QM35 …
Cycling
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & Union Turnpike, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 146-15 Union Turnpike Gas station1,000 feet
- 112-01 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.5 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.5 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11367
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Kew Gardens Hills
- Elevation
- 85 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1949 and 1961.
Trees
NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 149th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 10:30AM-NOON
West side of 149th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
South side of 79th Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 10:30AM-NOON
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Gan Devora Pre-K1,230 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,120 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket920 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store760 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and five 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 150th Street & 79th Avenue 270 feet
- 147th Street & 79th Avenue 410 feet
- 150th Street & 78th Road 530 feet
- 147th Street & 78th Road 670 feet
- 79th Avenue & 152nd Street 690 feet
- Union Turnpike & 150th Street 690 feet
- 146th Street & 79th Avenue 710 feet
- 150th Street & 78th Avenue 790 feet
See every intersection along 149th Street or 79th Avenue.