Cross Island Parkway & 158th Street

Cross Island Parkway and 158th Street meet at a three-way junction in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Francis Lewis Blvd/16 Av, is 540 feet away for the Q61 and Q76, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1951 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

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Cross Island Parkway & 158th Street Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Francis Lewis Blvd/16 Av, 540 feet away, for the Q61 and Q76.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Francis Lewis Blvd/16 Av Q61, Q76
    540 feet
    Q61 Q76

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q61 …
  2. Q76 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound, 1,300 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 17-55 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.9 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2021.

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
67 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1951 and 1960.

Trees

NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Whitestone Shopping Center Shopping center
    0.3 miles

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
  • A signal or safety change
  • A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
  • A listed public place within a five-minute walk

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:

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