157th Street & 46th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 157th Street and 46th Avenue is in East Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Marys Nativity St Ann RC Church is 1,140 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 46 Av/158 St, is 230 feet away for the Q26 and Q27, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 46 Av/158 St, 230 feet away, for the Q26 and Q27.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 46 Av/158 St Q26, Q27230 feetQ26 Q27
Next buses at this stop
- Q26 …
- Q27 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 161-15 46th Avenue Gas station1,300 feet
- 144-20 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, 39 Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11355
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Flushing
- Elevation
- 32 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 1925 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Canada Red' chokecherry.
Places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
Houses of worship
- Marys Nativity St Ann RC Church House of worship1,140 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and four 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
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 46th Avenue & 158th Street 260 feet
- 46th Avenue & 156th Street 260 feet
- 159th Street & 46th Avenue 520 feet
- 156th Street & Jasmine Avenue 530 feet
- 156th Street & Hollywood Avenue 650 feet
- 149th Street & 46th Avenue 740 feet
- 157th Street & Laburnum Avenue 780 feet
- 160th Street & 46th Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 157th Street or 46th Avenue.