156th Street & Beech Avenue
The three-way junction of 156th Street and Beech Avenue is in East Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Murray Hill Playground is 1,130 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Sanford Av/158 St, is 1,130 feet away for the Q65, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, seven of them religious buildings, and one place to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1926 and 1965, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Sanford Av/158 St, 1,130 feet away, for the Q65.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Sanford Av/158 St Q65 · Shelter1,130 feetQ65
Next buses at this stop
- Q65 …
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 station0.5 miles
- 144-20 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, 39 Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
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)
- East Flushing
- Elevation
- 42 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,000 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 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Not Green Leaf' Norway maple.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 022 Thomas Jefferson School1,160 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Murray Hill Playground1,130 feet
Supermarkets
- H Mart Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two food stores.
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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 43rd Avenue & 156th Street 140 feet
- 155th Street & Beech Avenue 260 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 157th Street 400 feet
- 156th Street & Delaware Avenue 430 feet
- Murray Street & Beech Avenue 510 feet
- Murray Street & Cherry Avenue 550 feet
- 156th Street & Sanford Avenue 630 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 158th Street 660 feet
See every intersection along 156th Street or Beech Avenue.