45th Avenue & 156th Street
The four-way crossing of 45th Avenue and 156th Street is in East Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, 46 Av/158 St, is 0.3 miles away for the Q26 and Q27, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and one place to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 46 Av/158 St, 0.3 miles away, for the Q26 and Q27.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 46 Av/158 St Q26, Q270.3 milesQ26 Q27
Next buses at this stop
- Q26 …
- Q27 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 162-05 46th Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 144-20 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, 39 Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11355
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Flushing
- Elevation
- 46 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 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 December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 45th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 45th Avenue & Murray Street 40 feet
- 156th Street & Murray Street 60 feet
- 157th Street & 45th Avenue 260 feet
- 156th Street & Hawthorn Avenue 290 feet
- 156th Street & Elm Avenue 290 feet
- Murray Street & Elm Avenue 300 feet
- 45th Avenue & 158th Street 520 feet
- Murray Street & Delaware Avenue 560 feet
See every intersection along 156th Street or 45th Avenue.