157th Street & 65th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 157th Street and 65th Avenue is in Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest, Queens, at the edge of NYCHA's Pomonok development. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Godwin-Ternbach Museum is 1,060 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/Parsons Blvd, is 860 feet away for the Q17 and Q88, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/Parsons Blvd, 860 feet away, for the Q17 and Q88.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/Parsons Blvd Q17, Q88860 feetQ17 Q88
Next buses at this stop
- Q17 …
- Q88 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 65th Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 154-04 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.3 miles
- 41-61 Kissena Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.9 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11367
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest
- Elevation
- 79 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 400 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 1960.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Pomonok development.
Trees
NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sycamore maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2023 and September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 157th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 10:30AM-NOON
West side of 157th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 10:30AM-NOON
North side of 65th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 10:30AM-NOON
South side of 65th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 10:30AM-NOON
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 museum
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 201 the Discovery School for Inquiry and Research School540 feet
- Ivy Day School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K950 feet
- The Child Development Center at Queens College Preschool, ages 2 to 51,060 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Pomonok Playground640 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Godwin-Ternbach Museum1,060 feet
Supermarkets
- Queens Health Emporium Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 156th Street & 65th Avenue 260 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 65th Avenue 270 feet
- 155th Street & 65th Avenue 520 feet
- 159th Street & 65th Avenue 540 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Parsons Boulevard 750 feet
- 155th Street & 64th Avenue 800 feet
- 160th Street & 65th Avenue 800 feet
- Kissena Boulevard & 65th Avenue 900 feet
See every intersection along 157th Street or 65th Avenue.