229th Street & 147th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 229th Street and 147th Avenue is in Springfield Gardens (South)-Brookville, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Idlewild Park is 940 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 147 Av/230 St, is 330 feet away for the Q111. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1984, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 147 Av/230 St, 330 feet away, for the Q111.
- 1 route within a ten-minute walk
- 147 Av/230 St Q111330 feetQ111
Next buses at this stop
- Q111 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at South Conduit Avenue & 221st Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 224-01 North Conduit Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers1.3 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11413
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 31
- Police precinct
- 116
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Springfield Gardens (South)-Brookville
- Elevation
- 9 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 1950 and 1984.
Trees
Twelve trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
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 August 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 147th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 nature area
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 181 Brookfield School1,160 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Idlewild Park Nature area940 feet
- Brookville Park1,290 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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:
- 230th Street & 147th Avenue 270 feet
- 228th Street & 147th Avenue 270 feet
- 227th Street & 147th Avenue 530 feet
- 147th Avenue & 230th Place 550 feet
- 229th Street & 148th Avenue 570 feet
- 228th Street & 146th Avenue 690 feet
- 228th Street & 148th Avenue 760 feet
- 229th Street & 146th Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 147th Avenue or 229th Street.