157th Street & 17th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 157th Street and 17th Avenue is in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. St Lukes RC Church is 1,240 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Francis Lewis Blvd/17 Av, is 370 feet away for the Q61 and Q76, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and one place to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1951 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Francis Lewis Blvd/17 Av, 370 feet away, for the Q61 and Q76.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Francis Lewis Blvd/17 Av Q61, Q76370 feetQ61 Q76
Next buses at this stop
- Q61 …
- Q76 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 17-46 154th Street Gas station1,130 feet
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.7 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 September 2020.
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
- 61 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1951 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2015 and July 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 157th Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of 17th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- J.H.S. 194 William Carr School360 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Clintonville Playground360 feet
Houses of worship
- St Lukes RC Church House of worship1,240 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Whitestone Shopping Center Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 157th Street & 16th Road 260 feet
- 157th Street & 17th Road 260 feet
- 156th Street & 17th Avenue 270 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 17th Avenue 270 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 16th Road 370 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 16th Avenue 530 feet
- 155th Street & 17th Avenue 530 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & Francis Lewis Boulevard 720 feet
See every intersection along 157th Street or 17th Avenue.