Whitestone Expressway & Higgins Street
Whitestone Expressway and Higgins Street meet at a three-way junction in Flushing-Willets Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, College Point Blvd/Whitestone Expwy, is 1,190 feet away for the Q26, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 17 places to eat. Eight trees recorded by NYC Parks stand 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 College Point Blvd/Whitestone Expwy, 1,190 feet away, for the Q26.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- College Point Blvd/Whitestone Expwy Q261,190 feetQ26
Next buses at this stop
- Q26 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway southbound at Whitestone Expressway & Ulmer Street at Whitestone Expressway Turnaround, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 137-17 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.7 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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
Trees
Eight trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 18 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2015 and September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Higgins Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
West side of Higgins Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 3AM-6AM
East side of Whitestone Expressway
- No stopping 10 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket800 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and two food stores.
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
- Homes within 820 feet
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Whitestone Expressway & Downing Street 300 feet
- 31st Road & Downing Street 420 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & Ulmer Street 540 feet
- 32nd Avenue & Higgins Street 550 feet
- Van Wyck Expressway & Whitestone Expressway 630 feet
- 31st Road & Ulmer Street 640 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & College Point Boulevard at 32nd Avenue 680 feet
- College Point Boulevard & 32nd Avenue 790 feet
See every intersection along Higgins Street or Whitestone Expressway.