Whitestone Expressway & 14th Avenue

Whitestone Expressway and 14th Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in College Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Holy Trinity RC Church Whitestone is 530 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Whitestone Expwy/14 Av, is 60 feet away for the Q50, QM2 and QM32, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and two places to eat. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.

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Whitestone Expressway & 14th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Whitestone Expwy/14 Av, 60 feet away, for the Q50, QM2 and QM32.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Whitestone Expwy/14 Av Q50, QM2, QM32
    60 feet
    Q50 QM2 QM32

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q50 …
  2. QM2 …
  3. QM32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway northbound at Whitestone Expressway & 14th Avenue at 144th Place, 290 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 15-06 149th Street Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

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)
College Point
Elevation
45 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 200 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 1940 and 1960.

Trees

NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 14th Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 14th Avenue

  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Whitestone Expressway

  • No standing 10 signs NO STANDING 10PM-6AM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Whitestone Expressway

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 8 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. District 25 Pre-K Center at 14-45 143rd Street Pre-K center
    530 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Harvey Park
    850 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Trinity RC Church Whitestone House of worship
    530 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and one food store.

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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.