23rd Avenue & 157th Street
The four-way crossing of 23rd Avenue and 157th Street is in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Willets Point Blvd/154 St, is 1,020 feet away for the Q61 and QM20, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one place to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the silver linden.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Willets Point Blvd/154 St, 1,020 feet away, for the Q61 and QM20.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Willets Point Blvd/154 St Q61, QM201,020 feetQ61 QM20
Next buses at this stop
- Q61 …
- QM20 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 157-30 Willets Point Boulevard Gas station950 feet
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2018.
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
- 58 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 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 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the silver linden.
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 June 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 23rd Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- Met Fresh Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two 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
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 157th Street & 24th Avenue 260 feet
- 157th Street & 22nd Avenue 360 feet
- 157th Street & 24th Road 520 feet
- 157th Street & Willets Point Boulevard 530 feet
- 157th Street & 21st Avenue 720 feet
- 160th Street & 23rd Avenue 780 feet
- 157th Street & 25th Avenue 780 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 154th Street 790 feet
See every intersection along 157th Street or 23rd Avenue.