Grand Central Parkway & 150th Street
Grand Central Parkway and 150th Street meet at a three-way junction in Jamaica Hills-Briarwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 24 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Parsons Blvd/82 Dr, is 1,160 feet away for the Q25, and 14 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1945, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Parsons Blvd/82 Dr, 1,160 feet away, for the Q25.
- 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Parsons Blvd/82 Dr Q25 · Shelter1,160 feetQ25
Next buses at this stop
- Q25 …
Cycling
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & Union Turnpike, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 84-02 Parsons Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 153-10 88th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 24 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 17 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11435
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Jamaica Hills-Briarwood
- Elevation
- 110 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 1925 and 1945.
Since 2014 at least 210 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 19 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2018 and August 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 150th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
West side of 150th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
South side of Grand Central Parkway
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket1,320 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- 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, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- 150th Street & Coolidge Avenue 260 feet
- 150th Street & Hoover Avenue 520 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & Smedley Street 740 feet
- 150th Street & 84th Avenue 820 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & Coolidge Avenue 930 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 159th Street 940 feet
- Coolidge Avenue & Smedley Street 1,000 feet
- 150th Street & 84th Road 1,070 feet
See every intersection along 150th Street or Grand Central Parkway.