Whitestone Expressway & 29th Road
Whitestone Expressway and 29th Road meet at a three-way junction in Flushing-Willets Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Linden Pl/Whitestone Expwy, is 760 feet away for the Q25, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and nine places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1952 and 1961, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Linden Pl/Whitestone Expwy, 760 feet away, for the Q25.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Linden Pl/Whitestone Expwy Q25760 feetQ25
Next buses at this stop
- Q25 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway northbound, 330 feet by car along the streets.
- 137-17 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 9 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
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)
- Flushing-Willets Point
- Elevation
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1952 and 1961.
Trees
NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Whitestone Expressway
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
Schools and child care
- Holy Mountain Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K240 feet
- P.S. 242 Leonard P. Stavisky Early Childhood School Pre-K920 feet
- Ready, Set, Grow! Child Care Center, L.L.C Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K930 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket0.3 miles
- H Mart Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat.
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 corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Whitestone Expressway & 137th Street 100 feet
- 137th Street & 29th Road 100 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & 28th Road 470 feet
- 139th Street & 28th Road 770 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & Farrington Street 850 feet
- 137th Street & 31st Road 850 feet
- 138th Street & 31st Road 880 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & Whitestone Expressway Turnaround at Stratton Street 1,090 feet
See every intersection along 29th Road or Whitestone Expressway.