150th Street & 12th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 150th Street and 12th Avenue is in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Qsac Inc Whitestone is 160 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 150 St/12 Av, is 40 feet away for the Q15, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 23 places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Cross Island Parkway
0.3 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
150 St/12 Av · Q15
Within a walk
13 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 4 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
150th Street & 12th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 150 St/12 Av, 40 feet away, for the Q15.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 150 St/12 Av Q15
    40 feet
    Q15

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 24 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Cross Island Parkway & 149th Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 10-02 Clintonville Street Gas station
    1,290 feet
  2. 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    1,010 feet
  3. 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

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
71 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 21 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 12th Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 12th Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 8AM-6PM

East side of 150th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 3AM-6AM

West side of 150th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 440833 and 457618.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 post office
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. The Greek Orthodox Community of Whitestone, Holy Cross Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    70 feet
  2. Qsac Inc Whitestone School
    160 feet
  3. Up N Top Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    420 feet
Show all 7
  1. Whitestone Academy School
    470 feet
  2. Precious Moments Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    900 feet
  3. Pee Wee Folks Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,110 feet
  4. Anthony Jerone's School of Dog Train Trade or language school
    1,130 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Whitestone Hebrew Center House of worship
    1,110 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Whitestone Post Office
    1,070 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 295/Ladder 144 Fire station
    1,080 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    790 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,070 feet

Supermarkets

  1. North Shore Farms Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,210 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Whitestone Shopping Center Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and seven food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 12th Avenue or 150th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.