157th Street & Laburnum Avenue
The four-way crossing of 157th Street and Laburnum Avenue is in East Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, 46 Av/158 St, is 1,010 feet away for the Q26 and Q27, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1935, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 46 Av/158 St, 1,010 feet away, for the Q26 and Q27.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 46 Av/158 St Q26, Q271,010 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, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 161-15 46th Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 144-20 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, 39 Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 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
- 22 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 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Laburnum Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Laburnum Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 158th Street & Laburnum Avenue 260 feet
- 156th Street & Laburnum Avenue 260 feet
- 156th Street & Kalmia Avenue 520 feet
- 159th Street & Laburnum Avenue 520 feet
- 157th Street & Oak Avenue 610 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & Laburnum Avenue 700 feet
- 156th Street & Jasmine Avenue 760 feet
- 160th Street & Laburnum Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 157th Street or Laburnum Avenue.