156th Street & 145th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 156th Street and 145th Avenue is in Springfield Gardens (South)-Brookville, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Rockaway Blvd/N Conduit Av, is 1,030 feet away for the Q6. Within a five-minute walk are four places to eat. About 150 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1945, almost all in houses of one or two. Eight trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Blvd/N Conduit Av, 1,030 feet away, for the Q6.
- 1 route within a ten-minute walk
- Rockaway Blvd/N Conduit Av Q6 · Countdown sign1,030 feetQ6
Next buses at this stop
- Q6 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at North Conduit Avenue & Belt Parkway, 1,290 feet by car along the streets.
- 156-04 Rockaway Boulevard Gas station860 feet
- 135-30 140th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11434
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 31
- Police precinct
- 116
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Springfield Gardens (South)-Brookville
- Elevation
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 150 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 1920 and 1945.
Trees
Eight trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2018 and May 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 145th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
East side of 156th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 155th Street & 145th Avenue 250 feet
- 157th Street & 145th Avenue 250 feet
- 157th Street & 145th Road 460 feet
- South Conduit Avenue & 156th Street 500 feet
- South Conduit Avenue & 155th Street 570 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & South Conduit Avenue 620 feet
- 158th Street & 145th Road 720 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & Belt Parkway 730 feet
See every intersection along 145th Avenue or 156th Street.