137th Avenue & 244th Street
The four-way crossing of 137th Avenue and 244th Street is in Rosedale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Queens South Task Force is 900 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Brookville Blvd/137 Av, is 1,060 feet away for the Q5 and Q86, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them religious buildings. About 400 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, 1,060 feet away, for the Q5 and Q86.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Brookville Blvd/137 Av Q5, Q861,060 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 six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
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
- 27 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 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 23 trees within 330 feet.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in January 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 244th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 police station
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- St Clare Catholic Academy School1,030 feet
- Our Kids Place Country Day Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,220 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Laurelton Playground1,160 feet
Fire and police
- Queens South Task Force Police station900 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is 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 of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 244th Street & 136th Road 260 feet
- 244th Street & 137th Road 260 feet
- 137th Avenue & 243rd Street 260 feet
- 137th Avenue & 242nd Street 520 feet
- 244th Street & 138th Avenue 520 feet
- 137th Avenue & 246th Street 520 feet
- 244th Street & 136th Avenue 520 feet
- North Conduit Avenue & 244th Street 750 feet
See every intersection along 137th Avenue or 244th Street.