37th Avenue & 147th Street
The three-way junction of 37th Avenue and 147th Street is in Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. First United Methodist Church Flushing is 920 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Northern Blvd/147 St, is 280 feet away for the Q12, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, five of them religious buildings, and 19 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Northern Blvd/147 St, 280 feet away, for the Q12.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Northern Blvd/147 St Q12280 feetQ12
Next buses at this stop
- Q12 …
Cycling
- 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway northbound, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 147-10 Northern Boulevard Gas station400 feet
- 144-20 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, 39 Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11354
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing
- Elevation
- 75 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1989.
Trees
NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 24 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and July 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 147th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
North side of 37th Avenue
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 37th Avenue
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 2 nursing homes or hospices
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Preschool ' R ' US Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K890 feet
- Shield Institute of Flushing School970 feet
Health care
- Long Island Care Center Nursing home or hospice750 feet
- The Pavilion at Queens for Rehabilitation & Nursing Nursing home or hospice1,130 feet
Houses of worship
- First United Methodist Church Flushing House of worship920 feet
Bank branches
- Bank of America Bank branch650 feet
Supermarkets
- GW Supermarket Supermarket760 feet
- Hanyang Supermarket Supermarket0.3 miles
- H Mart Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and eight food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Northern Boulevard & 147th Street 200 feet
- 147th Street & 38th Avenue 330 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 146th Street 540 feet
- 35th Avenue & 147th Street 630 feet
- Roosevelt Avenue & 147th Street 770 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 149th Street 790 feet
- 35th Avenue & 146th Street 970 feet
- 35th Avenue & 148th Street 1,000 feet
See every intersection along 147th Street or 37th Avenue.