Whitestone Expressway & Whitestone Expressway Turnaround at Stratton Street
Whitestone Expressway, Whitestone Expressway Turnaround and Stratton Street meet at a five-way junction in Flushing-Willets Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Linden Pl/Whitestone Expwy, is 850 feet away for the Q25, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and 18 places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1960, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Linden Pl/Whitestone Expwy, 850 feet away, for the Q25.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Linden Pl/Whitestone Expwy Q25850 feetQ25
Next buses at this stop
- Q25 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway southbound at Whitestone Expressway & Ulmer Street at Whitestone Expressway Turnaround, 1,130 feet by car along the streets.
- 137-17 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more 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
- 11354
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flushing-Willets Point
- Elevation
- 8 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- Three of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1960.
Trees
Two trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
Schools and child care
- P.S. 242 Leonard P. Stavisky Early Childhood School Pre-K1,190 feet
- Ready, Set, Grow! Child Care Center, L.L.C Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,280 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket580 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 18 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
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Whitestone Expressway & Farrington Street 250 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & Ulmer Street 330 feet
- 31st Road & Stratton Street 430 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & Whitestone Expressway Turnaround 550 feet
- Whitestone Expressway & Downing Street 580 feet
- 31st Road & Ulmer Street 600 feet
- 31st Road & Farrington Street 620 feet
- 31st Road & Downing Street 710 feet
See every intersection along Stratton Street, Whitestone Expressway or Whitestone Expressway Turnaround.