Cross Island Parkway & 159th Street
Cross Island Parkway and 159th Street meet at a three-way junction 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 nearest bus stop, Cross Island Pkwy/160 St, is 250 feet away for the QM2 and QM32, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one place to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1951 and 1955, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Cross Island Pkwy/160 St, 250 feet away, for the QM2 and QM32.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cross Island Pkwy/160 St QM2, QM32250 feetQM2 QM32
Next buses at this stop
- QM2 …
- QM32 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound, 1,120 feet by car along the streets.
- 14-68 Clintonville Street Gas station0.4 miles
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.6 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
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2023.
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
- 62 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 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Whitestone Shopping Center Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 159th Street & Cryders Lane 350 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 157th Street 490 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 161st Street 520 feet
- 158th Street & Cryders Lane 610 feet
- 160th Street & Cryders Lane 620 feet
- 157th Street & Cryders Lane 740 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 156th Street 740 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 159th Street 770 feet
See every intersection along 159th Street or Cross Island Parkway.