5th Avenue & 147th Place
The three-way junction of 5th Avenue and 147th Place is in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Francis Lewis Park is 970 feet away. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and one place to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBy car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & Whitestone Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 10-02 Clintonville Street Gas station0.6 miles
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars3 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 2019.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11357
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Whitestone-Beechhurst
- Elevation
- 45 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 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 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
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 December 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 147th Place
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 9PM-6AM ALL DAYS
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Francis Lewis Park970 feet
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 bus stop 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 148th Street & 5th Avenue 280 feet
- 147th Street & 5th Avenue 360 feet
- 147th Place & 3rd Avenue 550 feet
- 149th Street & 5th Avenue 570 feet
- 147th Street & 6th Avenue 630 feet
- 147th Street & 4th Avenue 630 feet
- 149th Place & 5th Avenue 830 feet
- 148th Street & 3rd Avenue 830 feet
See every intersection along 147th Place or 5th Avenue.