Cross Island Parkway & 14th Avenue

Cross Island Parkway and 14th Avenue (Exit 35) meet at a four-way crossing in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The Engine 295/Ladder 144 firehouse is 680 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 14 Av/147 St, is 450 feet away for the Q76, QM2 and QM32, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and 15 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Cross Island Parkway
410 feet by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
450 feet
14 Av/147 St · Q76, QM2, QM32
Within a walk
5 places
1 fire station, 1 park and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Cross Island Parkway & 14th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 14 Av/147 St, 450 feet away, for the Q76, QM2 and QM32.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 14 Av/147 St Q76, QM2, QM32
    450 feet
    Q76 QM2 QM32

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q76 …
  2. QM2 …
  3. QM32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Cross Island Parkway & 149th Street, 410 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 15-06 149th Street Gas station
    690 feet
  2. 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 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

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

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
51 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1950.

Trees

Ten trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 18 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2024 and April 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of 14th Avenue

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 3AM-6AM

North side of Cross Island Parkway

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 433212.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 fire station
  • 1 park
  • 1 post office
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 079 Francis Lewis School
    840 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. McKee Triangle
    460 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Whitestone Post Office
    1,180 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 295/Ladder 144 Fire station
    680 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    140 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    790 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    730 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Whitestone Shopping Center Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and seven 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 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 14th Avenue or Cross Island Parkway.

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