156th Street & Booth Memorial Avenue
The three-way junction of 156th Street and Booth Memorial Avenue is in Queensboro Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Kissena Corridor Park is 700 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kissena Blvd/Booth Memorial Av, is 690 feet away for the Q17 and Q25, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them parks.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Kissena Blvd/Booth Memorial Av, 690 feet away, for the Q17 and Q25.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kissena Blvd/Booth Memorial Av Q17, Q25690 feetQ17 Q25
Next buses at this stop
- Q17 …
- Q25 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 154-01 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.4 miles
- 41-61 Kissena Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.8 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 June 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)
- Queensboro Hill
- Elevation
- 20 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 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 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in February 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Booth Memorial Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 2 playgrounds
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Park60 feet
- Kissena Corridor Park700 feet
- Captain Mario Fajardo Playground730 feet
Show all 4
- Four Winds Playground1,000 feet
Supermarkets
- Queens Health Emporium Supermarket0.4 miles
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
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 155th Street & Booth Memorial Avenue 260 feet
- 157th Street & Booth Memorial Avenue 270 feet
- 58th Avenue & 155th Street 480 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & Booth Memorial Avenue 540 feet
- Kissena Boulevard & Booth Memorial Avenue 650 feet
- 59th Avenue & 156th Street 700 feet
- 155th Street & 58th Road 740 feet
- 159th Street & Booth Memorial Avenue 810 feet
See every intersection along 156th Street or Booth Memorial Avenue.