136th Street & Elder Avenue
The three-way junction of 136th Street and Elder Avenue is in Queensboro Hill, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Queens Botanical Garden is 390 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Main St/56 Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Q20, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and two places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the scarlet oak.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Main St/56 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q20.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Main St/56 Av Q20 · Shelter0.3 milesQ20
Next buses at this stop
- Q20 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Elder Avenue.
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at Booth Memorial Avenue & College Point Boulevard, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 49-04 College Point Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 40-24 College Point Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and three fast chargers1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2020.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11355
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Queensboro Hill
- Elevation
- 40 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 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the scarlet oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2021 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 136th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of 136th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Elder Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 botanical garden
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Corridor Park30 feet
- Queens Botanical Garden390 feet
- NYHMC Playground1,210 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, 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:
- 135th Street & Elder Avenue 310 feet
- Peck Avenue & 137th Street 310 feet
- 134th Street & 133rd Street 580 feet
- 138th Street & Peck Avenue 580 feet
- Booth Memorial Avenue & 136th Street 810 feet
- 56th Avenue & 137th Street 820 feet
- 135th Street & Booth Memorial Avenue 850 feet
- Main Street & Peck Avenue 850 feet
See every intersection along 136th Street or Elder Avenue.