137th Avenue & Thurston Street
The four-way crossing of 137th Avenue and Thurston Street is in Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Cynthia Jenkins School is 1,020 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Farmers Blvd/Westgate St, is 810 feet away for the Q3 and QM65, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, six of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Farmers Blvd/Westgate St, 810 feet away, for the Q3 and QM65.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Farmers Blvd/Westgate St Q3, QM65810 feetQ3 QM65
Next buses at this stop
- Q3 …
- QM65 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway southbound at North Conduit Avenue & 181st Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 137-02 Farmers Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11434
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 27
- Police precinct
- 116
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village
- Elevation
- 23 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 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Cynthia Jenkins School1,020 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 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:
- 137th Avenue & Southgate Street 260 feet
- 136th Avenue & Thurston Street 270 feet
- 137th Avenue & Westgate Street 430 feet
- 137th Avenue & Bennett Street 520 feet
- 135th Avenue & Thurston Street 530 feet
- 136th Avenue & Westgate Street 730 feet
- 135th Avenue & Cheney Street 730 feet
- 134th Avenue & Thurston Street 790 feet
See every intersection along 137th Avenue or Thurston Street.