157th Street & 29th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 157th Street and 29th Avenue is in Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Bowne Playground is 630 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 29 Av/158 St, is 250 feet away for the Q16, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and one place to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 29 Av/158 St, 250 feet away, for the Q16.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 29 Av/158 St Q16250 feetQ16
Next buses at this stop
- Q16 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 157-30 Willets Point Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 144-20 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, 39 Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2021.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11354
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing
- Elevation
- 87 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 1925 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 152 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 recreation center
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bowne Park50 feet
- Bowne Playground630 feet
Houses of worship
- St Mels RC Church House of worship1,170 feet
Community centers and public services
- Bowne Park Recreation Center400 feet
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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 158th Street & 29th Avenue 260 feet
- 29th Avenue & 156th Street 260 feet
- 157th Street & 28th Avenue 350 feet
- 159th Street & 29th Avenue 520 feet
- 155th Street & 29th Avenue 520 feet
- 28th Avenue & 156th Street 590 feet
- 28th Avenue & 158th Street 610 feet
- 157th Street & 27th Avenue 610 feet
See every intersection along 157th Street or 29th Avenue.