Beech Avenue & 149th Place
Beech Avenue and 149th Place meet at a three-way junction in East Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Murray Hill Playground is 1,190 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Sanford Av/Murray St, is 1,110 feet away for the Q13 and Q65, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Sanford Av/Murray St, 1,110 feet away, for the Q13 and Q65.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Sanford Av/Murray St Q13, Q651,110 feetQ13 Q65
Next buses at this stop
- Q13 …
- Q65 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at Booth Memorial Avenue & College Point Boulevard, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 152-06 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 144-20 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, 39 Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
- 86 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the northern red oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2020 and June 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 149th Place
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of 149th Place
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
North side of Beech Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 10 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Joy Learning Garden Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K780 feet
- Flushing Christian School1,270 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Murray Hill Playground1,190 feet
Houses of worship
- Russian Orthodox Church House of worship1,030 feet
- Flushing First Presbyt Church House of worship1,260 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat.
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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 149th Place & Ash Avenue 290 feet
- 149th Street & Beech Avenue 320 feet
- Murray Street & Beech Avenue 510 feet
- 149th Street & Cherry Avenue 580 feet
- 149th Street & Ash Avenue 600 feet
- Sanford Avenue & 149th Place 630 feet
- 155th Street & Beech Avenue 750 feet
- Murray Street & Cherry Avenue 770 feet
See every intersection along 149th Place or Beech Avenue.