156th Street & Elm Avenue
The three-way junction of 156th Street and Elm Avenue is in East Flushing, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Sanford Av/Murray St, is 0.3 miles away for the Q13 and Q65, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and one place to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Sanford Av/Murray St, 0.3 miles away, for the Q13 and Q65.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Sanford Av/Murray St Q13, Q650.3 milesQ13 Q65
Next buses at this stop
- Q13 …
- Q65 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 161-15 46th Avenue Gas station0.6 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 countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2020.
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
- 44 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place 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 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Murray Street & Elm Avenue 170 feet
- 156th Street & Delaware Avenue 290 feet
- 45th Avenue & 156th Street 290 feet
- 45th Avenue & Murray Street 330 feet
- 156th Street & Murray Street 350 feet
- Murray Street & Delaware Avenue 420 feet
- 157th Street & 45th Avenue 550 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 156th Street 570 feet
See every intersection along 156th Street or Elm Avenue.