157th Street & 145th Road
The three-way junction of 157th Street and 145th Road is in Springfield Gardens (South)-Brookville, 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, Rockaway Blvd/144 Rd, is 1,120 feet away for the Q6. Within a five-minute walk are two places to eat. About 170 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1945, almost all in houses of one or two. Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Blvd/144 Rd, 1,120 feet away, for the Q6.
- 1 route within a ten-minute walk
- Rockaway Blvd/144 Rd Q61,120 feetQ6
Next buses at this stop
- Q6 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at North Conduit Avenue & Belt Parkway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 156-04 Rockaway Boulevard Gas station830 feet
- 135-30 140th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.2 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11434
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 31
- Police precinct
- 116
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Springfield Gardens (South)-Brookville
- Elevation
- 11 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 170 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 1945.
Trees
Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
Within a walk
How places are listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places 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
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 157th Street & 145th Avenue 210 feet
- 158th Street & 145th Road 260 feet
- 156th Street & 145th Avenue 460 feet
- 159th Street & 145th Road 520 feet
- 157th Street & 146th Avenue 540 feet
- 155th Street & 145th Avenue 710 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & 157th Street 710 feet
- 156th Street & 146th Avenue 790 feet
See every intersection along 145th Road or 157th Street.