130th Street & Kew Gardens Road
The three-way junction of 130th Street and Kew Gardens Road is in Kew Gardens, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Zucker Jewish Academy of Queens is 900 feet away. The nearest subway, Jamaica-Van Wyck, is about eight minutes on foot, for the E. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and two places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Jamaica-Van Wyck, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Jamaica-Van Wyck E0.4 milesE
Next trains at this station
Jamaica
1 line- E …
Manhattan
1 line- E …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/Hillside Av, 1,100 feet away, for the Q54.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/Hillside Av Q541,100 feetQ54
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at 138th Street & Van Wyck Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 130-14 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Charging for electric cars, 31 Level 2 chargers and three fast chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11415
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 29
- Police precinct
- 102
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Kew Gardens
- Elevation
- 76 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 22 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 130th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10AM-11:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 130th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10AM-11:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Kew Gardens Road
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Kew Gardens Road
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Zucker Jewish Academy of Queens School900 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Maple Grove Cemetery Listed historic place1,040 feet
Supermarkets
- Trade Fair Supermarket1,000 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 129th Street & Kew Gardens Road 400 feet
- 86th Road & Kew Gardens Road 450 feet
- 131st Street & Kew Gardens Road 560 feet
- 134th Street & 86th Road 650 feet
- 127th Street & Kew Gardens Road 750 feet
- 87th Avenue & Kew Gardens Road 760 feet
- 134th Street & 87th Avenue 880 feet
- 135th Street & 86th Road 890 feet
See every intersection along 130th Street or Kew Gardens Road.