120th Avenue & 143rd Street
The four-way crossing of 120th Avenue and 143rd Street is in Baisley Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The Engine 302/Ladder 155 firehouse is 1,310 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 142 St/120 Av, is 1,180 feet away for the Q40, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. About 700 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, 1,180 feet away, for the Q40.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 142 St/120 Av Q401,180 feetQ40
Next buses at this stop
- Q40 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 116-60 Sutphin Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 135-30 140th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 130th Place Fast charging for electric cars2.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
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
- 26 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 700 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 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
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 August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 143rd Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 fire station
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 123 School1,210 feet
Houses of worship
- Jehovah Witnesses Baisley Park House of worship1,220 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 302/Ladder 155 Fire station1,310 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket1,000 feet
- Food World Supermarket0.4 miles
- Western Beef Supermarket0.4 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 143rd Street & 119th Road 280 feet
- 120th Avenue & 144th Street 280 feet
- 119th Avenue & 143rd Street 490 feet
- 120th Avenue & 145th Street 540 feet
- 119th Road & 142nd Place 610 feet
- 143rd Street & 144th Street 660 feet
- 119th Avenue & 144th Street 750 feet
- 120th Avenue & Inwood Street 810 feet
See every intersection along 120th Avenue or 143rd Street.