156th Street & Barclay Avenue
The three-way junction of 156th Street and Barclay Avenue is in Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 022 Thomas Jefferson is 540 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Sanford Av/158 St, is 770 feet away for the Q65, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Sanford Av/158 St, 770 feet away, for the Q65.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Sanford Av/158 St Q65 · Shelter770 feetQ65
Next buses at this stop
- Q65 …
Cycling
- 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway southbound, 1.8 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 cars1.4 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 December 2022.
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
- 64 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 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Barclay Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 12 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 fire station
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- P.S. 022 Thomas Jefferson School540 feet
- Flushing Christian School1,090 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Murray Hill Playground600 feet
Houses of worship
- Flushing First Presbyt Church House of worship900 feet
Fire and police
- Battalion 52/Engine 274 Fire station1,080 feet
Supermarkets
- H Mart Supermarket0.4 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, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- 156th Street & Sanford Avenue 270 feet
- 155th Street & Sanford Avenue 530 feet
- 157th Street & Sanford Avenue 530 feet
- 158th Street & Sanford Avenue 790 feet
- Murray Street & Barclay Avenue 830 feet
- 156th Street & Beech Avenue 900 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 156th Street 1,040 feet
- Sanford Avenue & Murray Street 1,050 feet
See every intersection along 156th Street or Barclay Avenue.