157th Street & 9th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 157th Street and 9th Avenue is in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Powells Cove Blvd/158 St, is 620 feet away for the Q15 and Q61, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Powells Cove Blvd/158 St, 620 feet away, for the Q15 and Q61.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Powells Cove Blvd/158 St Q15, Q61620 feetQ15 Q61
Next buses at this stop
- Q15 …
- Q61 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 10-02 Clintonville Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.6 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 March 2019.
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
- 52 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.
Within a walk
How places are listedBank branches
- Citibank Bank branch1,050 feet
Supermarkets
- North Shore Farms Supermarket1,160 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy1,160 feet
Shopping centers
- Whitestone Plaza Shopping center830 feet
- Whitestone Shopping Center Shopping center0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and five 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 nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 157th Street & 10th Avenue 260 feet
- 157th Street & Powells Cove Boulevard 370 feet
- 157th Street & 11th Avenue 520 feet
- 158th Street & Powells Cove Boulevard 620 feet
- 160th Street & 9th Avenue 760 feet
- 154th Street & 9th Avenue 770 feet
- 157th Street & 12th Avenue 780 feet
- 159th Street & Powells Cove Boulevard 870 feet
See every intersection along 157th Street or 9th Avenue.