23rd Avenue & Willets Point Boulevard
The four-way crossing of 23rd Avenue and Willets Point Boulevard is in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Willets Point Blvd/154 St, is 630 feet away for the Q61 and QM20, and three 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 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Willets Point Blvd/154 St, 630 feet away, for the Q61 and QM20.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Willets Point Blvd/154 St Q61, QM20630 feetQ61 QM20
Next buses at this stop
- Q61 …
- QM20 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Willets Point Boulevard.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Cross Island Parkway & 149th Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 157-30 Willets Point Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.1 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
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2021.
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
- 57 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
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 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 October 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 Supermarket1,020 feet
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 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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 23rd Avenue & Murray Street 290 feet
- Willets Point Boulevard & Murray Street 310 feet
- 24th Avenue & Murray Street 470 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 154th Street 610 feet
- 154th Street & Willets Point Boulevard 650 feet
- Murray Street & 22nd Avenue 650 feet
- Murray Street & 24th Road 730 feet
- 24th Avenue & Willets Point Boulevard 750 feet
See every intersection along 23rd Avenue or Willets Point Boulevard.