Whitestone Expressway & 4th Avenue
Whitestone Expressway and 4th Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Francis Lewis Park is 320 feet away. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 160 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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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, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 10-02 Clintonville Street Gas station0.8 miles
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.9 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 June 2019.
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
- Elevation
- 37 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 160 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 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Whitestone Expressway
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 9PM-6AM ALL DAYS
- No standing 2 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 Park320 feet
- Francis Lewis Playground560 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 & 5th Avenue 260 feet
- Whitestone Bridge & Whitestone Expressway 380 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & 3rd Avenue 460 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & 6th Avenue 520 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 3rd Avenue 620 feet
- 147th Street & 4th Avenue 650 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & 7th Avenue 800 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & Malba Drive 840 feet
See every intersection along 4th Avenue or Whitestone Expressway.