20th Avenue & 144th Street
The three-way junction of 20th Avenue and 144th Street is in Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Harvey Park is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Whitestone Expwy/20 Av, is 240 feet away for the Q50, QM2 and QM32, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1970, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Whitestone Expwy/20 Av, 240 feet away, for the Q50, QM2 and QM32.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Whitestone Expwy/20 Av Q50, QM2, QM32 · Shelter240 feetQ50 QM2 QM32
Next buses at this stop
- Q50 …
- QM2 …
- QM32 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway northbound at Whitestone Expressway & I 678, 660 feet by car along the streets.
- 20-02 Parsons Boulevard Gas station390 feet
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 9 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 6 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
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)
- Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing
- Elevation
- 22 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1970.
Trees
NYC Parks records 106 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the boxelder.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in December 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 20th Avenue
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Harvey Park50 feet
- Harvey Playground240 feet
Health care
- Bridge View Nursing Home Nursing home or hospice140 feet
Supermarkets
- Hua Lian Supermarket Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- BJ's Wholesale Club Store0.4 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Parsons Boulevard & 20th Avenue 440 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & 21st Avenue 600 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & I 678 660 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & 21st Road 770 feet
- 20th Avenue & 146th Street 780 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 19th Avenue 810 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 21st Avenue 910 feet
- 21st Avenue & 144th Street 960 feet
See every intersection along 144th Street or 20th Avenue.