109th Avenue & 139th Street

The four-way crossing of 109th Avenue and 139th Street is in South Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Brooks Methodist Church is 1,080 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 109 Av/Van WYCK Expwy East, is 340 feet away for the Q41, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and one place to eat.

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109th Avenue & 139th Street Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 109 Av/Van WYCK Expwy East, 340 feet away, for the Q41.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 109 Av/Van WYCK Expwy East Q41
    340 feet
    Q41

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q41 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 111-02 Van Wyck Expressway Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    1.2 miles
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.6 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 23 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11435
Community board
Queens Community Board 12
City Council district
28
Police precinct
103
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
South Jamaica
Elevation
33 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 500 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 1950.

Trees

NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 1 playground

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Back To Eden Community Garden
    1,140 feet
  2. Norelli-Hargreaves Playground
    1,170 feet
  3. Dunton Community Garden
    1,220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Brooks Methodist Church House of worship
    1,080 feet
  2. Joy Church DLCF House of worship
    1,180 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Brooks Senior Center Older adult center
    1,180 feet
  2. Older adult center at 143-22 109th Avenue Older adult center
    1,180 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and four 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 nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Parks, NYC Health and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.