Whitestone Bridge & Whitestone Expressway
Whitestone Bridge and Whitestone Expressway meet at a four-way crossing in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Francis Lewis Park is 40 feet away. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 110 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 118 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBy car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & Whitestone Expressway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 10-02 Clintonville Street Gas station0.9 miles
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
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
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 110 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 1945 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 118 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 45 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 3rd Avenue
- No standing 7 signs NO STANDING 9PM-6AM ALL DAYS
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 3rd Avenue
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING 9PM-6AM ALL DAYS
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Whitestone Expressway
- No standing 7 signs NO STANDING 9PM-6AM ALL DAYS
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Whitestone Expressway
- No standing 9 signs NO STANDING 9PM-6AM ALL DAYS
- No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Francis Lewis Park40 feet
- Francis Lewis Playground380 feet
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bus stop 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Whitestone Expressway & 3rd Avenue 80 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 3rd Avenue 240 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & 4th Avenue 380 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & Malba Drive 460 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & 5th Avenue 650 feet
- Malba Drive & Powells Cove Drive 730 feet
- 147th Street & 3rd Avenue 760 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & Summit Place 830 feet
See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or Whitestone Expressway.