135th Avenue & 143rd Street

The three-way junction of 135th Avenue and 143rd Street is in Baisley Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Hilton Holiday Gardens is 130 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 143 St/135 Av, is 50 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 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1987, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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135th Avenue & 143rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 143 St/135 Av, 50 feet away, for the Q40.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 143 St/135 Av Q40
    50 feet
    Q40

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q40 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 148-02 Rockaway Boulevard Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 135-30 140th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    1,090 feet
  3. 130th Place Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
15 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1987.

Since 2014 at least 318 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 115 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American hornbeam.

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

One public place is within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 garden

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Hilton Holiday Gardens Garden
    130 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.