Whitestone Expressway & 8th Avenue
Whitestone Expressway and 8th Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Whitestone-Beechhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, 14 Av/147 St, is 0.4 miles away for the Q76, QM2 and QM32. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 14 Av/147 St, 0.4 miles away, for the Q76, QM2 and QM32.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 14 Av/147 St Q76, QM2, QM320.4 milesQ76 QM2 QM32
Next buses at this stop
- Q76 …
- QM2 …
- QM32 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & Whitestone Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 10-02 Clintonville Street Gas station0.6 miles
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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
- 46 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 37 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 December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 8th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
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
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Whitestone Expressway & 9th Avenue 310 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & 7th Avenue 330 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & Whitestone Expressway at 10th Avenue 570 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & 6th Avenue 600 feet
- 147th Street & 8th Avenue 610 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & Whitestone Expressway 700 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & 5th Avenue 860 feet
- 147th Street & 9th Avenue 890 feet
See every intersection along 8th Avenue or Whitestone Expressway.