Francis Lewis Boulevard & Hook Creek Boulevard

Francis Lewis Boulevard and Hook Creek Boulevard meet at a five-way junction in Rosedale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Francis Lewis Blvd/148 Av, is 70 feet away for the Q111, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1973, almost all in houses of one or two. Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.

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Francis Lewis Boulevard & Hook Creek Boulevard Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Francis Lewis Blvd/148 Av, 70 feet away, for the Q111.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Francis Lewis Blvd/148 Av Q111
    70 feet
    Q111

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q111 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Sunrise Highway & Belt Parkway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 259-55 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station
    200 feet
  2. 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers
    0.9 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11422
Community board
Queens Community Board 13
City Council district
31
Police precinct
116
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Rosedale
Elevation
6 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 400 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 1950 and 1973.

Trees

Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 4 signs on these blocks
  • 2 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 148th Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 148th Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

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 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, seven 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 and NYC Parks, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.