Northern Boulevard & 153rd Street
Northern Boulevard and 153rd Street meet at a three-way junction in Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 1,943 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Leonard Square is 620 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Northern Blvd/154 St, is 170 feet away for the Q12, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 55 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Northern Blvd/154 St, 170 feet away, for the Q12.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Northern Blvd/154 St Q12170 feetQ12
Next buses at this stop
- Q12 …
Cycling
- 31 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway northbound, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 152-06 Northern Boulevard Gas station270 feet
- 144-20 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, 39 Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 1,943 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 438th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 631 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11354
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing
- Elevation
- 86 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1926 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
- 3 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Northern Boulevard (south side).
East side of 153rd Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
West side of 153rd Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
North side of Northern Boulevard
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-9AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 439576 and 442449.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 9 religious buildings
- 2 parks
- 1 fire station
- 1 library
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Aa Plus Beauty School Trade or language school410 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Leonard Square620 feet
- Travis Triangle740 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- McGoldrick Library820 feet
Houses of worship
- Immanuel Korean Lutheran Church House of worship1,090 feet
- St Andrew Avellino Church House of worship1,280 feet
Fire and police
- Battalion 52/Engine 274 Fire station1,230 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch300 feet
- TD Bank Bank branch530 feet
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch1,070 feet
Supermarkets
- Hanyang Supermarket Supermarket490 feet
- H Mart Supermarket0.3 miles
- New Age Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 55 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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Northern Boulevard & 154th Street 270 feet
- Northern Boulevard & Murray Street 280 feet
- 35th Avenue & 153rd Street 450 feet
- Roosevelt Avenue & 154th Street 530 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 155th Street 560 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 150th Place 610 feet
- Roosevelt Avenue & Murray Street 620 feet
- 35th Avenue & Murray Street 690 feet
See every intersection along 153rd Street or Northern Boulevard.