Whitestone Expressway & 6th Avenue
Whitestone Expressway and 6th Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Francis Lewis Playground is 1,080 feet away. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 53 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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 10-02 Clintonville Street Gas station0.7 miles
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2024.
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
- 40 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- 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 1945 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Whitestone Expressway
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Whitestone Expressway
- 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 Park840 feet
- Francis Lewis Playground1,080 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, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Whitestone Expressway & 5th Avenue 260 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & 7th Avenue 280 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & 4th Avenue 520 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & 8th Avenue 600 feet
- 147th Street & 6th Avenue 640 feet
- 147th Street & 7th Avenue 910 feet
- 147th Street & 5th Avenue 910 feet
- Whitestone Bridge & Whitestone Expressway 910 feet
See every intersection along 6th Avenue or Whitestone Expressway.