149th Street & Sanford Avenue
The four-way crossing of 149th Street and Sanford Avenue is in Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 58 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Flushing International High School is 1,070 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Sanford Av/147 St, is 580 feet away for the Q65, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, 15 of them religious buildings, and 29 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Sanford Av/147 St, 580 feet away, for the Q65.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Sanford Av/147 St Q65 · Shelter580 feetQ65
Next buses at this stop
- Q65 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Sanford Avenue.
- 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
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 station0.4 miles
- 144-20 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, 39 Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 9 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, April 2016
- Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2023
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 58 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,818th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 16 more were issued.
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)
- Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing
- Elevation
- 86 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1955 and 1989.
Trees
NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 29 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2019 and June 2025, 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 Sanford Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
South side of Sanford Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.
- 15 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Joy Learning Garden Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K170 feet
- Little Light Pre-K Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K410 feet
- Flushing Christian School950 feet
Show all 5
- Flushing International High School1,070 feet
- J.H.S. 189 Daniel Carter Beard School1,070 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Murray Hill Playground880 feet
Houses of worship
- Flushing First Presbyt Church House of worship940 feet
Supermarkets
- Hanyang Supermarket Supermarket0.5 miles
- H Mart Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 29 places to eat and three food stores.
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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Sanford Avenue & 149th Place 320 feet
- 149th Street & Barclay Avenue 330 feet
- 149th Street & Ash Avenue 340 feet
- 150th Street & Sanford Avenue 570 feet
- 149th Street & Beech Avenue 630 feet
- 147th Street & Sanford Avenue 650 feet
- Barclay Avenue & 149th Place 650 feet
- 41st Avenue & 149th Street 660 feet
See every intersection along 149th Street or Sanford Avenue.