156th Avenue & Cohancy Street
The four-way crossing of 156th Avenue and Cohancy Street is in Howard Beach-Lindenwood, Queens, and is also named Walter J. Wetzel Triangle by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest subway, Aqueduct-N Conduit Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Aqueduct-N Conduit Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- Aqueduct-N Conduit Av A0.3 milesA
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- A …
Rockaways
1 line- A …
Also within a walk
- Howard Beach-JFK Airport A0.5 milesA
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 157 Av/Cohancy St, 150 feet away, for the Q11 and QM15.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 157 Av/Cohancy St Q11, QM15150 feetQ11 QM15
Next buses at this stop
- Q11 …
- QM15 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Nassau Expressway eastbound at 155th Avenue & Belt Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 100-03 North Conduit Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 89-35 155th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 130th Place Fast charging for electric cars2.2 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11414
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 32
- Police precinct
- 106
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Howard Beach-Lindenwood
- Elevation
- 10 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Walter J. Wetzel Triangle, a co-naming enacted on February 10, 1977 (Local Law 17 of 1977).
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, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Walter J. Wetzel Triangle.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2025 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 156th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Cohancy Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
West side of Cohancy Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 98th Street & 157th Avenue 160 feet
- 99th Street & 156th Avenue 160 feet
- 99th Street & 157th Avenue 240 feet
- 156th Avenue & Bridgeton Street 260 feet
- 157th Avenue & 156th Avenue 320 feet
- 97th Street & 157th Avenue 440 feet
- 100th Street & 157th Avenue 450 feet
- 156th Avenue & Huron Street 520 feet
See every intersection along 156th Avenue or Cohancy Street.