155th Street & 59th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 155th Street and 59th Avenue is in Queensboro Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Kissena Corridor Park is 1,170 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/156 St, is 740 feet away for the Q17 and Q88, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them parks, and ten places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/156 St, 740 feet away, for the Q17 and Q88.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/156 St Q17, Q88740 feetQ17 Q88
Next buses at this stop
- Q17 …
- Q88 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 59th Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 154-01 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station1,070 feet
- 41-61 Kissena Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.5 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
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)
- Queensboro Hill
- Elevation
- 30 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1945 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 59th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Preschool 'r' US II Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K810 feet
- P.S. 163 Flushing Heights School1,260 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Park790 feet
- Kissena Corridor Park1,170 feet
- Captain Mario Fajardo Playground1,200 feet
Supermarkets
- Queens Health Emporium Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and three 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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 59th Avenue & 154th Place 260 feet
- 59th Avenue & 156th Street 260 feet
- 155th Street & 58th Road 260 feet
- 157th Street & 59th Avenue 520 feet
- 58th Avenue & 155th Street 520 feet
- 59th Avenue & Kissena Boulevard 570 feet
- 155th Street & Booth Memorial Avenue 740 feet
- Kissena Boulevard & 58th Road 740 feet
See every intersection along 155th Street or 59th Avenue.