157th Street & 14th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 157th Street and 14th Avenue is in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, 154 St/14 Av, is 860 feet away for the Q61, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. 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, 860 feet away, for the Q61.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 154 St/14 Av Q61860 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 station0.4 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 four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
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
- 47 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 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Sterling' silver linden.
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- North Shore Farms Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Whitestone Shopping Center Shopping center940 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
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 14th Avenue & 156th Street 250 feet
- 14th Avenue & 158th Street 260 feet
- 157th Street & 13th Avenue 260 feet
- 159th Street & 14th Avenue 510 feet
- 155th Street & 14th Avenue 510 feet
- 157th Street & 12th Road 520 feet
- 157th Street & Cryders Lane 710 feet
- 160th Street & 14th Avenue 760 feet
See every intersection along 14th Avenue or 157th Street.