149th Street & Melbourne Avenue
The three-way junction of 149th Street and Melbourne Avenue is in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Townsend Harris High School is 320 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Main St/Melbourne Av, is 1,010 feet away for the Q20 and Q44 SBS, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Main St/Melbourne Av, 1,010 feet away, for the Q20 and Q44 SBS.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Main St/Melbourne Av Q20, Q44 SBS · Shelter1,010 feetQ20 Q44 SBS
Next buses at this stop
- Q20 …
- Q44 SBS …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 67-24 Main Street Gas station0.3 miles
- 70-31A 108th Street Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers1.8 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2023.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2023
- Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record
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
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1954.
Trees
NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 63 signs on these blocks
- 11 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2022 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 149th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of 149th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Melbourne Avenue
- Metered parking 12 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-10PM
- Back-in parking only 12 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 7AM-7:30AM
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8AM-8:30AM
- No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 434440.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Townsend Harris High School320 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Cedar Grove Playground1,300 feet
Supermarkets
- Seasons Express Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- 147th Street & Melbourne Avenue 140 feet
- 147th Street & 68th Avenue 410 feet
- 147th Street & 68th Road 670 feet
- 147th Street & 68th Drive 940 feet
- Main Street & Melbourne Avenue 990 feet
- 147th Street & 69th Avenue 1,100 feet
- Main Street & 68th Avenue 1,210 feet
- 152nd Street & Melbourne Avenue 1,250 feet
See every intersection along 149th Street or Melbourne Avenue.