59th Avenue & 153rd Street
The four-way crossing of 59th Avenue and 153rd Street is in Queensboro Hill, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Captain Mario Fajardo Playground is 1,020 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kissena Blvd/Horace Harding Expwy, is 900 feet away for the Q17 and Q25, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them parks, and ten places to eat. About 700 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 Kissena Blvd/Horace Harding Expwy, 900 feet away, for the Q17 and Q25.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kissena Blvd/Horace Harding Expwy Q17, Q25 · Shelter900 feetQ17 Q25
Next buses at this stop
- Q17 …
- Q25 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 59th Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 154-04 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.3 miles
- 41-61 Kissena Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.5 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.8 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 January 2020.
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)
- Queensboro Hill
- Elevation
- 26 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 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 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Preschool 'r' US II Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K780 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Corridor Park860 feet
- Captain Mario Fajardo Playground1,020 feet
- Kissena Park1,270 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 60th Avenue & 153rd Street 260 feet
- 153rd Street & 58th Road 260 feet
- 58th Avenue & 153rd Street 520 feet
- 59th Avenue & Kissena Boulevard 540 feet
- 150th Street & 59th Avenue 610 feet
- Kissena Boulevard & 58th Road 760 feet
- 60th Avenue & Kissena Boulevard 820 feet
- 153rd Street & Booth Memorial Avenue 820 feet
See every intersection along 153rd Street or 59th Avenue.