Oak Avenue & Quince Avenue
Oak Avenue and Quince Avenue meet at a three-way junction in East Flushing, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The statue “Korean War Memorial” is 650 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 46 Av/158 St, is 0.3 miles away for the Q26 and Q27, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 46 Av/158 St, 0.3 miles away, for the Q26 and Q27.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 46 Av/158 St Q26, Q270.3 milesQ26 Q27
Next buses at this stop
- Q26 …
- Q27 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 161-15 46th Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 144-20 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, 39 Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2018.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11355
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Flushing
- Elevation
- 24 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 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 1925 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2020 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Oak Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Quince Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Kissena Park.
- Korean War Memorial Statue by William Crozier and Thomas Donahue, 2007650 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Greater Flushing Community Council Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,260 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Park410 feet
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
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 158th Street & Oak Avenue 90 feet
- 158th Street & Quince Avenue 120 feet
- 159th Street & Oak Avenue 170 feet
- 157th Street & Oak Avenue 340 feet
- Oak Avenue & Rose Avenue 370 feet
- 160th Street & Oak Avenue 430 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & Quince Avenue 530 feet
- 156th Street & Oak Avenue 600 feet
See every intersection along Oak Avenue or Quince Avenue.