Coleman Square & 159th Road

Coleman Square and 159th Road meet at a four-way crossing in Howard Beach-Lindenwood, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Station B Post Office is 250 feet away. The nearest subway, Howard Beach-JFK Airport, is about a minute on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and three places to eat. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.

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Coleman Square & 159th Road Nearby corners, linked

Subway

The nearest subway station is Howard Beach-JFK Airport, 140 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. Howard Beach-JFK Airport A
    140 feet
    A

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. A …
Rockaways
1 line
  1. A …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 102 St/159 Rd, 300 feet away, for the Q11.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 102 St/159 Rd Q11 · Shelter
    300 feet
    Q11
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Nassau Expressway eastbound at 155th Avenue & Belt Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 100-03 North Conduit Avenue Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 89-35 155th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1.4 miles
  3. 130th Place Fast charging for electric cars
    2.6 miles

No police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11414
Community board
Queens Community Board 10
City Council district
32
Police precinct
106
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Howard Beach-Lindenwood

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 200 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 1920 and 1950.

Trees

Ten trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 11 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2019 and May 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 159th Road

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 159th Road

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Coleman Square

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Coleman Square

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 449153, 450534 and 450535.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 post office
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Success Academy Charter School - NYC 14 School
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Station B Post Office
    250 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and three food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change 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:

Sources: MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYPD, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.