46th Avenue & 156th Street
The four-way crossing of 46th Avenue and 156th Street is in East Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Marys Nativity St Ann RC Church is 880 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 46 Av/158 St, is 490 feet away for the Q26 and Q27, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 46 Av/158 St, 490 feet away, for the Q26 and Q27.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 46 Av/158 St Q26, Q27490 feetQ26 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, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 161-15 46th Avenue Gas station0.3 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 seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
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
- 36 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 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 1925 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
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 July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 46th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
Houses of worship
- Marys Nativity St Ann RC Church House of worship880 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 157th Street & 46th Avenue 260 feet
- 156th Street & Jasmine Avenue 280 feet
- 156th Street & Hollywood Avenue 390 feet
- 149th Street & 46th Avenue 480 feet
- 46th Avenue & 158th Street 520 feet
- 156th Street & Kalmia Avenue 530 feet
- 149th Street & Hollywood Avenue 670 feet
- 156th Street & Hawthorn Avenue 680 feet
See every intersection along 156th Street or 46th Avenue.