116th Avenue & 140th Street
The four-way crossing of 116th Avenue and 140th Street is in Baisley Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Dr. Charles R. Drew Park is 40 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 142 St/116 Av, is 510 feet away for the Q40, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1955, 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/116 Av, 510 feet away, for the Q40.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 142 St/116 Av Q40510 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
- 135-30 140th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 130th Place Fast charging for electric cars2.5 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.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11436
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 28
- Police precinct
- 113
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Baisley Park
- Elevation
- 33 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 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 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Dr. Charles R. Drew Park40 feet
- Foch Sitting Area Park1,010 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 116th Avenue & 141st Street 260 feet
- 116th Avenue & 139th Street 260 feet
- Van Wyck Expressway & 116th Avenue 510 feet
- 116th Avenue & 142nd Street 520 feet
- 115th Avenue & 140th Street 680 feet
- Foch Boulevard & 140th Street 700 feet
- 116th Avenue & 143rd Street 800 feet
- 115th Avenue & 139th Street 940 feet
See every intersection along 116th Avenue or 140th Street.