155th Street & Sanford Avenue
The three-way junction of 155th Street and Sanford Avenue is in Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Murray Hill Playground is 250 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Sanford Av/Murray St, is 500 feet away for the Q13 and Q65, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Sanford Av/Murray St, 500 feet away, for the Q13 and Q65.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Sanford Av/Murray St Q13, Q65500 feetQ13 Q65
Next buses at this stop
- Q13 …
- Q65 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Sanford Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at Booth Memorial Avenue & College Point Boulevard, 1.7 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 chargers0.7 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, April 2024
- Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2024
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
- 53 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1926 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
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 July 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 155th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 13 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- P.S. 022 Thomas Jefferson School290 feet
- Flushing Christian School710 feet
- Joy Learning Garden Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,180 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Murray Hill Playground250 feet
Houses of worship
- Flushing First Presbyt Church House of worship630 feet
Fire and police
- Battalion 52/Engine 274 Fire station1,100 feet
Supermarkets
- H Mart Supermarket0.3 miles
- Hanyang Supermarket Supermarket0.4 miles
- New Age Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 156th Street & Sanford Avenue 260 feet
- 157th Street & Sanford Avenue 520 feet
- Sanford Avenue & Murray Street 520 feet
- 156th Street & Barclay Avenue 530 feet
- 155th Street & Beech Avenue 620 feet
- 150th Street & Sanford Avenue 770 feet
- 158th Street & Sanford Avenue 780 feet
- Murray Street & Barclay Avenue 850 feet
See every intersection along 155th Street or Sanford Avenue.