157th Street & 146th Avenue

The three-way junction of 157th Street and 146th Avenue is in Springfield Gardens (South)-Brookville, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Rockaway Blvd/144 Rd, is 0.3 miles away for the Q6. Within a five-minute walk are two places to eat. About 130 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1945, almost all in houses of one or two. Seventeen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

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157th Street & 146th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Blvd/144 Rd, 0.3 miles away, for the Q6.

  • 1 route within a ten-minute walk
  1. Rockaway Blvd/144 Rd Q6
    0.3 miles
    Q6

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q6 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at North Conduit Avenue & Belt Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 156-04 Rockaway Boulevard Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 135-30 140th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    1.3 miles
  3. 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    2.3 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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
9 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 130 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 in 1945.

Trees

Seventeen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat.

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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYS Agriculture and Markets, NYC Health and NYC Parks, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.