159th Street & 29th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 159th Street and 29th 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. Bowne Playground is 290 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 29 Av/159 St, is 110 feet away for the Q16. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and one place to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1945, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 29 Av/159 St, 110 feet away, for the Q16.
- 1 route within a ten-minute walk
- 29 Av/159 St Q16110 feetQ16
Next buses at this stop
- Q16 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway northbound at Clearview Expressway & 26th Avenue, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 157-30 Willets Point Boulevard Gas station0.7 miles
- 144-20 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, 39 Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.9 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.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11358
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing
- Elevation
- 76 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 135 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 29th Avenue
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING 9PM-6AM ALL DAYS
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 recreation center
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Working Org for Retarded Children School1,070 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bowne Park50 feet
- Bowne Playground290 feet
Community centers and public services
- Bowne Park Recreation Center360 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 160th Street & 29th Avenue 260 feet
- 158th Street & 29th Avenue 260 feet
- 159th Street & 28th Avenue 380 feet
- 157th Street & 29th Avenue 520 feet
- 161st Street & 29th Avenue 530 feet
- 159th Street & 32nd Avenue 560 feet
- 160th Street & 28th Avenue 620 feet
- 28th Avenue & 158th Street 630 feet
See every intersection along 159th Street or 29th Avenue.