159th Street & Laburnum Avenue
The four-way crossing of 159th Street and Laburnum Avenue is in East Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Kissena Park is 840 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 46 Av/158 St, is 1,060 feet away for the Q26 and Q27, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and two places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1955, 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, 1,060 feet away, for the Q26 and Q27.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 46 Av/158 St Q26, Q271,060 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 station0.3 miles
- 144-20 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, 39 Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.6 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 March 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11358
- 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 500 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 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet.
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 2025 and February 2026, 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
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Greater Flushing Community Council Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,090 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Park840 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and three 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 158th Street & Laburnum Avenue 260 feet
- 160th Street & Laburnum Avenue 260 feet
- 157th Street & Laburnum Avenue 520 feet
- 161st Street & Laburnum Avenue 520 feet
- 159th Street & Oak Avenue 610 feet
- 156th Street & Laburnum Avenue 780 feet
- 159th Street & 46th Avenue 780 feet
- 162nd Street & Laburnum Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 159th Street or Laburnum Avenue.