111th Avenue & 142nd Street
The three-way junction of 111th Avenue and 142nd Street is in South Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Joy Church DLCF is 430 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 142 St/111 Av, is 40 feet away for the Q40, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them religious buildings. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 142 St/111 Av, 40 feet away, for the Q40.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 142 St/111 Av Q4040 feetQ40
Next buses at this stop
- Q40 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 114-02 Van Wyck Expressway Gas station0.4 miles
- 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
- 130th Place Fast charging for electric cars2.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
- 29 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 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 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Jennys Exploring Minds Daycare Pre-K300 feet
- Queens Transition Center School980 feet
Houses of worship
- Joy Church DLCF House of worship430 feet
- Brooks Methodist Church House of worship1,240 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 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 nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 111th Avenue & 110th Avenue 100 feet
- 111th Avenue & 141st Street 200 feet
- 111th Avenue & 143rd Street 280 feet
- 143rd Street & 110th Avenue 360 feet
- 142nd Street & Glassboro Avenue 510 feet
- 141st Street & Glassboro Avenue 510 feet
- 111th Avenue & 140th Street 520 feet
- 111th Avenue & 144th Street 540 feet
See every intersection along 111th Avenue or 142nd Street.