71st Avenue & 156th Street
The three-way junction of 71st Avenue and 156th Street is in Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest, Queens, at the edge of NYCHA's Pomonok development. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Legacy Park is 170 feet away, and Pomonok Post Office is 720 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 71 Av/Parsons Blvd, is 840 feet away for the Q64, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and nine places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 71 Av/Parsons Blvd, 840 feet away, for the Q64.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 71 Av/Parsons Blvd Q64840 feetQ64
Next buses at this stop
- Q64 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 73-15 Parsons Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 70-31A 108th Street Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers2 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.3 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 May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11367
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest
- Elevation
- 88 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1952 and 1960.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Pomonok development.
Trees
Thirteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at New York Police Department - 107th Precinct.
- Roof Sculpture for 107th Police Precinct Sculpture by Alice Aycock, 1992600 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 police stations
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 post office
Schools and child care
- Ivy International USA Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K720 feet
- Happy Maryann Day School Preschool, ages 2 to 51,210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Legacy Park170 feet
- Vleigh Playground860 feet
Community centers and public services
- Pomonok Post Office720 feet
Fire and police
- 107th Precinct Police station740 feet
- Police Service Area #9 Police station1,300 feet
Supermarkets
- Aron's Kissena Farms Supermarket0.3 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and five 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 nearest corners on foot, two of them within a three-minute walk:
- Parsons Boulevard & 71st Avenue 550 feet
- Kissena Boulevard & 70th Road 630 feet
- 71st Avenue & Kissena Boulevard 870 feet
- 153rd Street & 70th Road 920 feet
- 71st Avenue & Park Avenue 1,080 feet
- Jewel Avenue & Kissena Boulevard 1,200 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & Jewel Avenue 1,290 feet
- 71st Avenue & Sutton Place 0.3 miles
See every intersection along 156th Street or 71st Avenue.