149th Street & 8th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 149th Street and 8th Avenue is in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, 150 St/11 Av, is 0.3 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 1925 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 53 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, 0.3 miles away, for the Q15.
- 1 route within a ten-minute walk
- 150 St/11 Av Q150.3 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, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 10-02 Clintonville Street Gas station0.3 miles
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2020.
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
- 68 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 1925 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in December 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 149th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedPharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 149th Street & 8th Road 150 feet
- 149th Street & 9th Avenue 310 feet
- 149th Street & 7th Avenue 320 feet
- 149th Street & 10th Avenue 570 feet
- 150th Street & 8th Avenue 570 feet
- 149th Street & 6th Avenue 590 feet
- 150th Street & 8th Road 710 feet
- 148th Street & 9th Avenue 710 feet
See every intersection along 149th Street or 8th Avenue.