59th Avenue & 156th Street
The four-way crossing of 59th Avenue and 156th Street is in Queensboro Hill, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. P.S. 163 Flushing Heights is 1,000 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/156 St, is 730 feet away for the Q17 and Q88, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and ten places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/156 St, 730 feet away, for the Q17 and Q88.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/156 St Q17, Q88730 feetQ17 Q88
Next buses at this stop
- Q17 …
- Q88 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic 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.
- 154-01 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.3 miles
- 41-61 Kissena Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.6 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.9 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 February 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
- 37 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1945 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 59th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 163 Flushing Heights School1,000 feet
- Preschool 'r' US II Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,070 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Park760 feet
Supermarkets
- Queens Health Emporium Supermarket0.3 miles
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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 155th Street & 59th Avenue 260 feet
- 157th Street & 59th Avenue 260 feet
- 59th Avenue & 154th Place 520 feet
- 155th Street & 58th Road 520 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 59th Avenue 530 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 156th Street 630 feet
- 156th Street & Booth Memorial Avenue 700 feet
- 58th Avenue & 155th Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 156th Street or 59th Avenue.