157th Street & 21st Avenue
The three-way junction of 157th Street and 21st Avenue is in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Willets Point Blvd/20 Rd, is 1,020 feet away for the Q61, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one place to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1965, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Willets Point Blvd/20 Rd, 1,020 feet away, for the Q61.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Willets Point Blvd/20 Rd Q611,020 feetQ61
Next buses at this stop
- Q61 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 157-30 Willets Point Boulevard Gas station600 feet
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.4 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 October 2014.
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
- 56 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 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 1950 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Within a walk
How places are listedBank branches
- Capital One Bank branch1,260 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two food stores.
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:
- 157th Street & Willets Point Boulevard 180 feet
- 157th Street & 20th Road 260 feet
- 157th Street & 22nd Avenue 360 feet
- Willets Point Boulevard & Clintonville Street 510 feet
- 21st Avenue & Willets Point Boulevard 600 feet
- 20th Avenue & Clintonville Street 600 feet
- 21st Avenue & Clintonville Street 630 feet
- Willets Point Boulevard & 22nd Avenue 680 feet
See every intersection along 157th Street or 21st Avenue.