137th Street & 73rd Terrace
The three-way junction of 137th Street and 73rd Terrace is in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Queens Valley Playground is 560 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Main St/75 Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Q20 and Q44 SBS, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, six of them religious buildings.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Main St/75 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q20 and Q44 SBS.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Main St/75 Av Q20, Q44 SBS0.3 milesQ20 Q44 SBS
Next buses at this stop
- Q20 …
- Q44 SBS …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & Union Turnpike, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 72-31 Main Street Gas station0.4 miles
- 112-01 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.6 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 March 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11367
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Kew Gardens Hills
- Elevation
- 48 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 1940 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 83 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the arborvitae.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2020 and September 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 137th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of 73rd Terrace
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of 73rd Terrace
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 164 Queens Valley School1,010 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Queens Valley Playground560 feet
- Freedom Square Playground1,300 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 75th Road & 137th Street 260 feet
- 139th Street & 73rd Terrace 300 feet
- 141st Street & 73rd Terrace 480 feet
- 137th Street & 72nd Road 510 feet
- 76th Avenue & 137th Street 520 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 141st Street 660 feet
- 139th Street & 72nd Road 740 feet
- 76th Road & 137th Street 760 feet
See every intersection along 137th Street or 73rd Terrace.