Cherry Avenue & Phlox Place
Cherry Avenue and Phlox Place meet at a three-way junction in Flushing-Willets Point, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Lawrence Triangle is 1,180 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Parsons Blvd/Beech Av, is 790 feet away for the Q26 and Q27, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, 16 of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 1,400 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 Parsons Blvd/Beech Av, 790 feet away, for the Q26 and Q27.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Parsons Blvd/Beech Av Q26, Q27790 feetQ26 Q27
Next buses at this stop
- Q26 …
- Q27 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Cherry Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at Booth Memorial Avenue & College Point Boulevard, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 141-54 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.7 miles
- 144-20 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, 39 Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars0.9 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 September 2015.
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)
- Flushing-Willets Point
- Elevation
- 66 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2021 and October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Cherry Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
East side of Phlox Place
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Phlox Place
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwenty public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 16 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 park
- 1 recreation center
Schools and child care
- The Little Learning Center II Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K920 feet
- Kissena Cherry Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,160 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Lawrence Triangle1,180 feet
Houses of worship
- Kissena Jewish Center Synagogue House of worship540 feet
- Russian Orthodox Church House of worship1,070 feet
- Chinese for Christ NY Church House of worship1,280 feet
Community centers and public services
- YWCA Flushing Recreation center790 feet
Bank branches
- Apple Bank Bank branch1,280 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Plus Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and nine 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 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Cherry Avenue & Burling Street 120 feet
- Cherry Avenue & Smart Street 130 feet
- Beech Avenue & Phlox Place 240 feet
- Beech Avenue & Magnolia Place 340 feet
- Beech Avenue & Syringa Place 360 feet
- Burling Street & Delaware Avenue 380 feet
- Bowne Street & Cherry Avenue 380 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & Cherry Avenue 500 feet
See every intersection along Cherry Avenue or Phlox Place.