Whitestone Expressway & Malba Drive
Whitestone Expressway and Malba Drive meet at a three-way junction in College Point, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Holy Trinity RC Church Whitestone is 810 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Whitestone Expwy/14 Av, is 340 feet away for the Q50, QM2 and QM32, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and two places to eat. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Whitestone Expwy/14 Av, 340 feet away, for the Q50, QM2 and QM32.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Whitestone Expwy/14 Av Q50, QM2, QM32340 feetQ50 QM2 QM32
Next buses at this stop
- Q50 …
- QM2 …
- QM32 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway northbound at Whitestone Expressway & 14th Avenue at 144th Place, 570 feet by car along the streets.
- 15-06 149th Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.2 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 August 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)
- College Point
- Elevation
- 34 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 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 1940 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
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 June 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Whitestone Expressway
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- District 25 Pre-K Center at 14-45 143rd Street Pre-K center810 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Harvey Park1,130 feet
Houses of worship
- Holy Trinity RC Church Whitestone House of worship810 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and 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 & 14th Avenue 280 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & 14th Avenue 450 feet
- 14th Avenue & 143rd Place 520 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & 14th Avenue at 144th Place 570 feet
- 11th Avenue & Malba Drive 640 feet
- Hill Court & 143rd Place 680 feet
- 14th Avenue & 143rd Street 820 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 14th Avenue 870 feet
See every intersection along Malba Drive or Whitestone Expressway.