149th Street & Ash Avenue
The three-way junction of 149th Street and Ash Avenue is in East Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Flushing Christian School is 1,300 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Sanford Av/147 St, is 930 feet away for the Q65, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and 15 places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Sanford Av/147 St, 930 feet away, for the Q65.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Sanford Av/147 St Q65 · Shelter930 feetQ65
Next buses at this stop
- Q65 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at Booth Memorial Avenue & College Point Boulevard, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 152-06 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 144-20 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, 39 Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.1 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
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2022.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11355
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Flushing
- Elevation
- 92 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 18 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2023 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 149th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
North side of Ash Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Ash Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 12 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Joy Learning Garden Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K510 feet
- Little Light Pre-K Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K750 feet
- Flushing Christian School1,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Murray Hill Playground1,230 feet
Houses of worship
- Russian Orthodox Church House of worship990 feet
- Flushing First Presbyt Church House of worship1,290 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and three food stores.
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
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 149th Street & Beech Avenue 290 feet
- 149th Street & Sanford Avenue 340 feet
- 149th Street & Cherry Avenue 550 feet
- Beech Avenue & 149th Place 600 feet
- 147th Street & Ash Avenue 650 feet
- Sanford Avenue & 149th Place 670 feet
- 149th Street & Barclay Avenue 680 feet
- 149th Street & Delaware Avenue 810 feet
See every intersection along 149th Street or Ash Avenue.