Cross Island Parkway & 159th Street
Cross Island Parkway and 159th Street (Exit 34) meet at a four-way crossing in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Cross Island Pkwy/160 St, is 570 feet away for the QM2 and QM32, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1951, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Cross Island Pkwy/160 St, 570 feet away, for the QM2 and QM32.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cross Island Pkwy/160 St QM2, QM32570 feetQM2 QM32
Next buses at this stop
- QM2 …
- QM32 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 17-55 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
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
- 63 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- Three of the streets are 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 in 1951.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Whitestone Shopping Center Shopping center0.4 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, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Cross Island Parkway & 158th Street 250 feet
- 159th Street & 16th Avenue 420 feet
- 160th Street & 16th Avenue 680 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 161st Street 760 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 159th Street 770 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & Francis Lewis Boulevard 840 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 16th Avenue 910 feet
- 160th Street & Cryders Lane 920 feet
See every intersection along 159th Street or Cross Island Parkway.