15th Avenue & 144th Place
The three-way junction of 15th Avenue and 144th Place is in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Holy Trinity RC Church Whitestone is 710 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Whitestone Expwy/14 Av, is 460 feet away for the Q50, QM2 and QM32, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and two places to eat. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Whitestone Expwy/14 Av, 460 feet away, for the Q50, QM2 and QM32.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Whitestone Expwy/14 Av Q50, QM2, QM32460 feetQ50 QM2 QM32
Next buses at this stop
- Q50 …
- QM2 …
- QM32 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway northbound at Whitestone Expressway & 14th Avenue at 144th Place, 460 feet by car along the streets.
- 15-06 149th Street Gas station0.4 miles
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.1 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 December 2019.
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
- 38 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 1935 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 175 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the mulberry.
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
- District 25 Pre-K Center at 14-45 143rd Street Pre-K center1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Harvey Park100 feet
Houses of worship
- Holy Trinity RC Church Whitestone House of worship710 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 144th Street & 15th Road 230 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 15th Avenue 290 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & 14th Avenue at 144th Place 460 feet
- 15th Avenue & 145th Place 540 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & 14th Avenue 580 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 14th Avenue 690 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & 14th Avenue 750 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 17th Avenue 760 feet
See every intersection along 144th Place or 15th Avenue.