157th Street & 13th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 157th Street and 13th Avenue is in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, 154 St/14 Av, is 940 feet away for the Q61, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 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 154 St/14 Av, 940 feet away, for the Q61.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 154 St/14 Av Q61940 feetQ61
Next buses at this stop
- Q61 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 14-68 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 countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
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
- 38 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 1930 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 77 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- There's No Place Like Home Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,170 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
- North Shore Farms Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Whitestone Shopping Center Shopping center1,190 feet
- Whitestone Plaza Shopping center0.4 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 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 157th Street & 14th Avenue 260 feet
- 157th Street & 12th Road 260 feet
- 14th Avenue & 156th Street 520 feet
- 14th Avenue & 158th Street 520 feet
- 157th Street & 12th Avenue 520 feet
- 160th Street & 13th Avenue 760 feet
- 159th Street & 14th Avenue 760 feet
- 155th Street & 14th Avenue 760 feet
See every intersection along 13th Avenue or 157th Street.