149th Street & Beech Avenue
The four-way crossing of 149th Street and Beech Avenue is in East Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Russian Orthodox Church is 710 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Sanford Av/147 St, is 1,210 feet away for the Q65, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, 11 of them religious buildings. About 900 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, 1,210 feet away, for the Q65.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Sanford Av/147 St Q65 · Shelter1,210 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, 1.4 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 five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.
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
- 85 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 29 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2021 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 149th Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of 149th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
North side of Beech Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
South side of Beech Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 11 religious buildings
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
Schools and child care
- Joy Learning Garden Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K800 feet
- Little Light Pre-K Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,040 feet
- The Little Learning Center II Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,040 feet
Houses of worship
- Russian Orthodox Church House of worship710 feet
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 & Cherry Avenue 260 feet
- 149th Street & Ash Avenue 290 feet
- Beech Avenue & 149th Place 320 feet
- 149th Street & Delaware Avenue 520 feet
- 149th Place & Ash Avenue 610 feet
- 149th Street & Sanford Avenue 630 feet
- 147th Street & Beech Avenue 650 feet
- 149th Street & Elm Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 149th Street or Beech Avenue.