23rd Avenue & 149th Street
The four-way crossing of 23rd Avenue and 149th Street is in Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Flushing Fields is 690 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Willets Point Blvd/149 St, is 610 feet away for the Q61 and QM20, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Willets Point Blvd/149 St, 610 feet away, for the Q61 and QM20.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Willets Point Blvd/149 St Q61, QM20610 feetQ61 QM20
Next buses at this stop
- Q61 …
- QM20 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Cross Island Parkway & 149th Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 20-02 Parsons Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.
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
- 54 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2023 and June 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 149th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 149th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 field
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Flushing Fields Field690 feet
- Leonardo Ingravallo Playground740 feet
Supermarkets
- Met Fresh Supermarket1,160 feet
- Hua Lian Supermarket Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and three food stores.
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:
- 149th Street & 24th Avenue 260 feet
- 149th Street & 22nd Avenue 360 feet
- 149th Street & 24th Road 520 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 147th Street 560 feet
- 149th Street & 25th Avenue 640 feet
- 149th Street & 21st Avenue 720 feet
- 25th Avenue & Willets Point Boulevard 760 feet
- 150th Street & 23rd Avenue 770 feet
See every intersection along 149th Street or 23rd Avenue.