Cherry Avenue & Smart Street
Cherry Avenue and Smart Street meet at a three-way junction in East Flushing, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. YWCA Flushing is 920 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Parsons Blvd/Beech Av, is 920 feet away for the Q26 and Q27, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, 17 of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Parsons Blvd/Beech Av, 920 feet away, for the Q26 and Q27.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Parsons Blvd/Beech Av Q26, Q27920 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 June 2019.
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
- 65 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Trees
NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2021 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Cherry Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
East side of Smart Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
West side of Smart Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.
- 17 religious buildings
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 recreation center
Schools and child care
- Kissena Cherry Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,030 feet
- The Little Learning Center II Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,040 feet
- Honeypot Daycare Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,280 feet
Health care
- Franklin Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Nursing home or hospice1,260 feet
Houses of worship
- Kissena Jewish Center Synagogue House of worship480 feet
- Chinese for Christ NY Church House of worship1,200 feet
- Russian Orthodox Church House of worship1,200 feet
Community centers and public services
- YWCA Flushing Recreation center920 feet
Bank branches
- Apple Bank Bank branch1,150 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Plus Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and ten 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 & Phlox Place 130 feet
- Cherry Avenue & Burling Street 250 feet
- Bowne Street & Cherry Avenue 250 feet
- Beech Avenue & Phlox Place 370 feet
- Beech Avenue & Magnolia Place 470 feet
- Beech Avenue & Syringa Place 490 feet
- Bowne Street & Beech Avenue 490 feet
- Cherry Avenue & Robinson Street 500 feet
See every intersection along Cherry Avenue or Smart Street.