Clintonville Street & Locke Avenue
Clintonville Street and Locke Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. The corner is also named Msgr. John C. Tosi Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 370 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. St Lukes RC Church is 120 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Cross Island Pkwy/Clintonville St, is 670 feet away for the Q61, Q76, QM2 and QM32. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Cross Island Pkwy/Clintonville St, 670 feet away, for the Q61, Q76, QM2 and QM32.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cross Island Pkwy/Clintonville St Q61, Q76, QM2, QM32670 feetQ61 Q76 QM2 QM32
Next buses at this stop
- Q61 …
- Q76 …
- QM2 …
- QM32 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 17-46 154th Street Gas station820 feet
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2023.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2014
- Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 370 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,361st most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 133 more were issued.
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
- 55 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Msgr. John C. Tosi Way, a co-naming enacted on January 17, 2021 (Local Law 14 of 2021).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 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 1950 and 1970.
Trees
Fifteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Msgr. John C. Tosi Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Clintonville Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- J.H.S. 194 William Carr School1,060 feet
- St Luke School1,150 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Clintonville Playground490 feet
Houses of worship
- St Lukes RC Church House of worship120 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Whitestone Shopping Center Shopping center1,150 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 bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 154th Street & Locke Avenue 160 feet
- Clintonville Street & 17th Avenue 370 feet
- 154th Street & 17th Avenue 460 feet
- 154th Street & Clintonville Street 520 feet
- 154th Street & 17th Road 650 feet
- Clintonville Street & 17th Road 670 feet
- 155th Street & 17th Avenue 700 feet
- 17th Avenue & 150th Place 850 feet
See every intersection along Clintonville Street or Locke Avenue.