157th Street & Sanford Avenue
The four-way crossing of 157th Street and Sanford Avenue is in Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Flushing Christian School is 1,230 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Sanford Av/158 St, is 240 feet away for the Q65, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Sanford Av/158 St, 240 feet away, for the Q65.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Sanford Av/158 St Q65 · Shelter240 feetQ65
Next buses at this stop
- Q65 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Sanford Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway southbound, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 152-06 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 144-20 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, 39 Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.4 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
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)
- Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing
- Elevation
- 57 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1926 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
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 between June 2024 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Sanford Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
South side of Sanford Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 11 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- P.S. 022 Thomas Jefferson School810 feet
- Flushing Christian School1,230 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Murray Hill Playground770 feet
Houses of worship
- Flushing First Presbyt Church House of worship1,150 feet
- St Andrew Avellino Church House of worship1,300 feet
Supermarkets
- H Mart Supermarket0.3 miles
- New Age Market Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight 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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 158th Street & Sanford Avenue 260 feet
- 156th Street & Sanford Avenue 260 feet
- 155th Street & Sanford Avenue 520 feet
- 159th Street & Sanford Avenue 520 feet
- 156th Street & Barclay Avenue 530 feet
- 158th Street & Station Road 630 feet
- 158th Street & Depot Road 730 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 157th Street 740 feet
See every intersection along 157th Street or Sanford Avenue.