159th Street & 14th Avenue
The three-way junction of 159th Street and 14th Avenue is in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Cross Island Pkwy/160 St, is 1,190 feet away for the QM2 and QM32, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Cross Island Pkwy/160 St, 1,190 feet away, for the QM2 and QM32.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cross Island Pkwy/160 St QM2, QM321,190 feetQM2 QM32
Next buses at this stop
- QM2 …
- QM32 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 14-68 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 countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 October 2025.
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
- 55 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Whitestone Shopping Center Shopping center0.3 miles
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 of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 14th Avenue & 158th Street 250 feet
- 160th Street & 14th Avenue 260 feet
- 157th Street & 14th Avenue 510 feet
- 161st Street & 14th Avenue 510 feet
- 160th Street & 13th Avenue 520 feet
- 159th Street & Cryders Lane 600 feet
- 162nd Street & 14th Avenue 730 feet
- 14th Avenue & 156th Street 760 feet
See every intersection along 14th Avenue or 159th Street.