137th Avenue & 243rd Street
The four-way crossing of 137th Avenue and 243rd Street is in Rosedale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Laurelton Playground is 900 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Brookville Blvd/137 Av, is 800 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. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Brookville Blvd/137 Av, 800 feet away, for the Q5 and Q86.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Brookville Blvd/137 Av Q5, Q86800 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, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 243-04 South Conduit Avenue Gas station0.4 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 three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
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
- 26 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 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 police station
Schools and child care
- St Clare Catholic Academy School770 feet
- Our Kids Place Country Day Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K960 feet
- Mona Prep Day Care School1,250 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Laurelton Playground900 feet
Fire and police
- Queens South Task Force Police station1,090 feet
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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 137th Avenue & 242nd Street 260 feet
- 137th Avenue & 244th Street 260 feet
- 137th Avenue & 241st Street 520 feet
- 244th Street & 136th Road 520 feet
- 243rd Street & 138th Avenue 520 feet
- 244th Street & 137th Road 520 feet
- 243rd Street & 136th Avenue 520 feet
- 242nd Street & 138th Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 137th Avenue or 243rd Street.