101st Avenue & 131st Street
The four-way crossing of 101st Avenue and 131st Street is in South Richmond Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 055 Maure is 420 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 101 Av/131 St, is 50 feet away for the Q8, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, five of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 101 Av/131 St, 50 feet away, for the Q8.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 101 Av/131 St Q850 feetQ8
Next buses at this stop
- Q8 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 97-28 Van Wyck Expressway Gas station0.4 miles
- 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, December 2019
- Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2024
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11419
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 29
- Police precinct
- 102
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- South Richmond Hill
- Elevation
- 52 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 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 1920 and 1925.
Since 2014 at least 9 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Ivory Silk' Japanese tree lilac.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 101st Avenue
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
South side of 101st Avenue
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
East side of 131st Street
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 419570.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 055 Maure School420 feet
- Playmates Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,120 feet
Houses of worship
- Gospel Baptist Church House of worship840 feet
Supermarkets
- Apna Bazar Farmers Market Supermarket0.3 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store200 feet
- Family Dollar Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and seven 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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 101st Avenue & 132nd Street 250 feet
- 130th Street & 101st Avenue 300 feet
- 97th Avenue & 131st Street 480 feet
- 101st Avenue & 133rd Street 500 feet
- 101st Avenue & 129th Street 600 feet
- 97th Avenue & 132nd Street 730 feet
- 134th Street & 101st Avenue 750 feet
- 129th Street & 102nd Avenue 750 feet
See every intersection along 101st Avenue or 131st Street.