137th Avenue & 242nd Street
The four-way crossing of 137th Avenue and 242nd Street is in Rosedale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. St Clare Catholic Academy is 510 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Brookville Blvd/137 Av, is 540 feet away for the Q5 and Q86, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Brookville Blvd/137 Av, 540 feet away, for the Q5 and Q86.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Brookville Blvd/137 Av Q5, Q86540 feetQ5 Q86
Next buses at this stop
- Q5 …
- Q86 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at 135th Avenue & Belt Parkway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 243-04 South Conduit Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers0.3 miles
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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2023.
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
- 22 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 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 1925 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the pin oak.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- St Clare Catholic Academy School510 feet
- Our Kids Place Country Day Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K710 feet
- Mona Prep Day Care School1,010 feet
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- P.S. 038 Rosedale School1,190 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Laurelton Playground640 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 137th Avenue & 243rd Street 260 feet
- 137th Avenue & 241st Street 260 feet
- 242nd Street & 138th Avenue 520 feet
- 137th Avenue & 244th Street 520 feet
- 242nd Street & 136th Avenue 520 feet
- Brookville Boulevard & 137th Avenue 630 feet
- Brookville Boulevard & 137th Road 660 feet
- 243rd Street & 138th Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 137th Avenue or 242nd Street.