120th Avenue & 142nd Street
The four-way crossing of 120th Avenue and 142nd Street is in Baisley Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. St Clement Pope Church is 580 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 142 St/120 Av, is 50 feet away for the Q40, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, seven of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1940, 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, 50 feet away, for the Q40.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 142 St/120 Av Q4050 feetQ40
Next buses at this stop
- Q40 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 0.3 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 cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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 1920 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 142nd Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Success Academy Charter School - South Jamaica School520 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Playground One Forty Playground700 feet
Houses of worship
- St Clement Pope Church House of worship580 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket1,320 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 120th Avenue & 141st Street 250 feet
- 120th Avenue & 142nd Place 250 feet
- 120th Avenue & 140th Street 500 feet
- 119th Road & 142nd Place 520 feet
- 142nd Street & 123rd Avenue 530 feet
- 141st Street & 123rd Avenue 730 feet
- Van Wyck Expressway & 120th Avenue 750 feet
- 123rd Avenue & 142nd Place 790 feet
See every intersection along 120th Avenue or 142nd Street.