21st Avenue & 144th Street
The three-way junction of 21st Avenue and 144th Street is in Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Bridge View Nursing Home is 890 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Parsons Blvd/22 Av, is 770 feet away for the Q20, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1971, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Parsons Blvd/22 Av, 770 feet away, for the Q20.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Parsons Blvd/22 Av Q20770 feetQ20
Next buses at this stop
- Q20 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway northbound at Whitestone Expressway & I 678, 1,200 feet by car along the streets.
- 20-02 Parsons Boulevard Gas station670 feet
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.7 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 September 2023.
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
- 31 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
Homes
About 500 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 1971.
Trees
NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 21st Avenue
- No standing 2 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 Park810 feet
- Harvey Playground1,190 feet
Health care
- Bridge View Nursing Home Nursing home or hospice890 feet
Supermarkets
- Hua Lian Supermarket Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- BJ's Wholesale Club Store0.5 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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Parsons Boulevard & 21st Avenue 240 feet
- 144th Street & 21st Road 280 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & 21st Avenue 360 feet
- 144th Street & 22nd Avenue 500 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & 21st Road 530 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 20th Avenue 700 feet
- 146th Street & 21st Avenue 730 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & 22nd Avenue 750 feet
See every intersection along 144th Street or 21st Avenue.