157th Street & 12th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 157th Street and 12th Avenue is in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Whitestone Playground is 960 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Powells Cove Blvd/158 St, is 0.3 miles away for the Q15 and Q61, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and four places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Powells Cove Blvd/158 St, 0.3 miles away, for the Q15 and Q61.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Powells Cove Blvd/158 St Q15, Q610.3 milesQ15 Q61
Next buses at this stop
- Q15 …
- Q61 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 10-02 Clintonville Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.5 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 March 2016.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11357
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Whitestone-Beechhurst
- Elevation
- 43 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 1925 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 80 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 157th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- There's No Place Like Home Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K880 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Whitestone Playground960 feet
Supermarkets
- North Shore Farms Supermarket0.3 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Whitestone Plaza Shopping center0.3 miles
- Whitestone Shopping Center Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 157th Street & 11th Avenue 260 feet
- 157th Street & 12th Road 260 feet
- 157th Street & 10th Avenue 520 feet
- 157th Street & 13th Avenue 520 feet
- 160th Street & 12th Avenue 760 feet
- 12th Avenue & 154th Street 770 feet
- 157th Street & 14th Avenue 780 feet
- 157th Street & 9th Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 12th Avenue or 157th Street.