131st Avenue & 242nd Street
The three-way junction of 131st Avenue and 242nd Street is in Rosedale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Laurelton Pkwy/129 Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Q84, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 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 Laurelton Pkwy/129 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q84.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Laurelton Pkwy/129 Av Q840.3 milesQ84
Next buses at this stop
- Q84 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at 135th Avenue & Belt Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 228-20 Merrick Boulevard Gas station0.9 miles
- 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2022.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11422
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 31
- Police precinct
- 116
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Rosedale
- Elevation
- 25 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 200 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 1950 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Millstone' Japanese pagodatree.
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- JCY Merrick Food Supermarket0.5 miles
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
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Brookville Boulevard & 131st Avenue 170 feet
- 242nd Street & 131st Road 230 feet
- 243rd Street & 131st Avenue 350 feet
- 242nd Street & 132nd Avenue 380 feet
- Brookville Boulevard & 130th Road 440 feet
- Brookville Boulevard & 132nd Avenue 530 feet
- 243rd Street & 131st Road 540 feet
- 131st Avenue & 244th Street 580 feet
See every intersection along 131st Avenue or 242nd Street.