120th Avenue & 142nd Place
The three-way junction of 120th Avenue and 142nd Place is in Baisley Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Playground One Forty is 940 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 142 St/120 Av, is 300 feet away for the Q40, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, seven of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1945, 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/120 Av, 300 feet away, for the Q40.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 142 St/120 Av Q40300 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.
- 134-15 Rockaway Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 135-30 140th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 130th Place Fast charging for electric cars2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
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
- 30 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 1925 and 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 1 older adult center
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Success Academy Charter School - South Jamaica School770 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Playground One Forty Playground940 feet
Houses of worship
- St Clement Pope Church House of worship830 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 123-10 143rd Street Older adult center1,210 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket1,110 feet
- Western Beef Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 120th Avenue & 142nd Street 250 feet
- 119th Road & 142nd Place 270 feet
- 120th Avenue & 141st Street 500 feet
- 123rd Avenue & 142nd Place 600 feet
- 143rd Street & 119th Road 610 feet
- 120th Avenue & 140th Street 750 feet
- 142nd Street & 123rd Avenue 780 feet
- 119th Avenue & 143rd Street 820 feet
See every intersection along 120th Avenue or 142nd Place.