157th Street & 59th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 157th Street and 59th Avenue is in Queensboro Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Kissena Park is 710 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/156 St, is 990 feet away for the Q17 and Q88, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and three places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/156 St, 990 feet away, for the Q17 and Q88.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/156 St Q17, Q88990 feetQ17 Q88
Next buses at this stop
- Q17 …
- Q88 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 59th Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 154-01 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.3 miles
- 41-61 Kissena Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.6 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 September 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)
- Queensboro Hill
- Elevation
- 43 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 700 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 1940 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 163 Flushing Heights School740 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Park710 feet
Supermarkets
- Queens Health Emporium Supermarket1,180 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- 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:
- 59th Avenue & 156th Street 260 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 59th Avenue 270 feet
- 155th Street & 59th Avenue 520 feet
- 159th Street & 59th Avenue 540 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 157th Street 630 feet
- 157th Street & Booth Memorial Avenue 660 feet
- 59th Avenue & 154th Place 780 feet
- 155th Street & 58th Road 780 feet
See every intersection along 157th Street or 59th Avenue.