111th Avenue & 140th Street
The three-way junction of 111th Avenue and 140th Street is in South Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Joy Church DLCF is 700 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 142 St/111 Av, is 550 feet away for the Q40, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, five of them religious buildings, and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 142 St/111 Av, 550 feet away, for the Q40.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 142 St/111 Av Q40550 feetQ40
Next buses at this stop
- Q40 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 114-02 Van Wyck Expressway Gas station0.3 miles
- 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
- 130th Place Fast charging for electric cars2.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11435
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 28
- Police precinct
- 103 and 113 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- South Jamaica
- Elevation
- 37 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
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 1930 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Jennys Exploring Minds Daycare Pre-K430 feet
Houses of worship
- Joy Church DLCF House of worship700 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and one food store.
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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 111th Avenue & 139th Street 290 feet
- 111th Avenue & 141st Street 320 feet
- 111th Avenue & 142nd Street 520 feet
- Van Wyck Expressway & 111th Avenue 520 feet
- 139th Street & Glassboro Avenue 560 feet
- 111th Avenue & 110th Avenue 620 feet
- 141st Street & Glassboro Avenue 630 feet
- Linden Boulevard & 140th Street 680 feet
See every intersection along 111th Avenue or 140th Street.