21st Avenue & Murray Street
The four-way crossing of 21st Avenue and Murray Street is in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, 150 St/21 Av, is 700 feet away for the Q15, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 150 St/21 Av, 700 feet away, for the Q15.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 150 St/21 Av Q15700 feetQ15
Next buses at this stop
- Q15 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Cross Island Parkway & 149th Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 17-46 154th Street Gas station0.4 miles
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.2 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2024.
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
- 69 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 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 1940 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Murray Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- Met Fresh Supermarket0.3 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
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Murray Street & 20th Road 260 feet
- Murray Street & 22nd Avenue 360 feet
- 20th Avenue & Murray Street 520 feet
- 150th Street & 21st Avenue 610 feet
- 23rd Avenue & Murray Street 720 feet
- 19th Avenue & Murray Street 780 feet
- Willets Point Boulevard & Murray Street 830 feet
- 150th Street & 20th Road 870 feet
See every intersection along 21st Avenue or Murray Street.