156th Avenue & Shore Parkway
The four-way crossing of 156th Avenue and Shore Parkway is in Howard Beach-Lindenwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. St Helen Catholic Academy is 620 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 84 St/157 Av, is 580 feet away for the Q11, Q41 and QM15. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1958 and 1960, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 84 St/157 Av, 580 feet away, for the Q11, Q41 and QM15.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 84 St/157 Av Q11, Q41, QM15580 feetQ11 Q41 QM15
Next buses at this stop
- Q11 …
- Q41 …
- QM15 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 156th Avenue and Shore Parkway.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Cross Bay Boulevard, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 159-04 Cross Bay Boulevard Gas station0.8 miles
- 89-35 155th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six 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
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.
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
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1958 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Circle Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K410 feet
- Parsons Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5410 feet
- Psychotherapeutic Eval - Howard School520 feet
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- St Helen Catholic Academy School620 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Harold Schneiderman Playground960 feet
Houses of worship
- St Helens Church House of worship900 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Emporium Supermarket0.4 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Belt Parkway & 84th Street 160 feet
- 84th Street & Shore Parkway 330 feet
- 84th Street & 157th Avenue 620 feet
- 81st Street & 156th Avenue 660 feet
- 86th Street & Shore Parkway 780 feet
- 85th Street & 157th Avenue 890 feet
- 83rd Street & 157th Avenue 890 feet
- 84th Street & 155th Avenue 900 feet
See every intersection along 156th Avenue or Shore Parkway.