159th Street & 145th Road
The three-way junction of 159th Street and 145th Road is in Springfield Gardens (South)-Brookville, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Rockaway Blvd/144 Rd, is 610 feet away for the Q6. Within a five-minute walk are five places to eat. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1945, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Blvd/144 Rd, 610 feet away, for the Q6.
- 1 route within a ten-minute walk
- Rockaway Blvd/144 Rd Q6610 feetQ6
Next buses at this stop
- Q6 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at North Conduit Avenue & Belt Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 156-04 Rockaway Boulevard Gas station1,280 feet
- 135-30 140th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.2 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 January 2018.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11434
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 31
- Police precinct
- 116
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Springfield Gardens (South)-Brookville
- Elevation
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 200 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 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2015, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 159th Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and one food store.
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
- 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:
- 158th Street & 145th Road 260 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & 159th Street 460 feet
- 157th Street & 145th Road 520 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & 144th Road 540 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & 158th Street 710 feet
- 157th Street & 145th Avenue 730 feet
- 158th Street & 146th Avenue 790 feet
- 156th Street & 145th Avenue 970 feet
See every intersection along 145th Road or 159th Street.