157th Street & 24th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 157th Street and 24th 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/154 St, is 1,290 feet away for the Q61 and QM20, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one place to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 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 Willets Point Blvd/154 St, 1,290 feet away, for the Q61 and QM20.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Willets Point Blvd/154 St Q61, QM201,290 feetQ61 QM20
Next buses at this stop
- Q61 …
- QM20 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 157-30 Willets Point Boulevard Gas station1,210 feet
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.2 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 2013.
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
- 57 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 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 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Redmond' American linden and the silver linden.
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- Met Fresh Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 157th Street & 24th Road 260 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 157th Street 260 feet
- 157th Street & 25th Avenue 520 feet
- 157th Street & 22nd Avenue 620 feet
- 157th Street & 25th Drive 780 feet
- 160th Street & 24th Avenue 780 feet
- 24th Avenue & 154th Street 790 feet
- 157th Street & Willets Point Boulevard 800 feet
See every intersection along 157th Street or 24th Avenue.