135th Avenue & 142nd Street
The four-way crossing of 135th Avenue and 142nd Street is in Baisley Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Hilton Holiday Gardens is 410 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 135 Av/142 St, is 110 feet away for the Q40, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and five places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1959 and 1987, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 135 Av/142 St, 110 feet away, for the Q40.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 135 Av/142 St Q40110 feetQ40
Next buses at this stop
- Q40 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 1,190 feet by car along the streets.
- 134-15 Rockaway Boulevard Gas station0.7 miles
- 135-30 140th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers810 feet
- 130th Place Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
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
- 11 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1959 and 1987.
Since 2014 at least 318 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2022 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 135th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 135th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of 142nd Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 142nd Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 garden
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hilton Holiday Gardens Garden410 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and 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 nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 135th Avenue & 140th Street 250 feet
- 135th Avenue & 143rd Street 280 feet
- North Conduit Avenue & 142nd Street 460 feet
- 140th Street & 134th Avenue 480 feet
- 133rd Avenue & 143rd Street 670 feet
- 135th Avenue & 145th Street 740 feet
- 133rd Avenue & 140th Street 770 feet
- 142nd Street & 131st Avenue 860 feet
See every intersection along 135th Avenue or 142nd Street.