137th Street & Latimer Place
The three-way junction of 137th Street and Latimer Place is in Flushing-Willets Point, Queens, at the edge of NYCHA's Latimer Gardens development. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Lewis H Latimer House is 260 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Linden Pl/32 Av, is 850 feet away for the Q61, and 15 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and eight places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Linden Pl/32 Av, 850 feet away, for the Q61.
- 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Linden Pl/32 Av Q61850 feetQ61
Next buses at this stop
- Q61 …
Cycling
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway northbound, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 137-17 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11354
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flushing-Willets Point
- Elevation
- 11 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1970 and 2005.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Latimer Gardens development.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and September 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 137th Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
North side of Latimer Place
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
Landmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Queen Anne, and built between 1887 and 1889.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 community center
- 1 historic site
- 1 older adult center
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Little Masters Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5610 feet
- Ready, Set, Grow! Child Care Center, L.L.C Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,030 feet
- Children's House Montessori Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,030 feet
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- Ace Beauty Academy Trade or language school1,160 feet
- Queens Academy High School1,170 feet
- P.S. 242 Leonard P. Stavisky Early Childhood School Pre-K1,290 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Flushing Greens Park1,280 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Lewis H Latimer House Historic site260 feet
Houses of worship
- St John Vianney RC Church House of worship1,090 feet
Community centers and public services
- Latimer Gardens Community Center350 feet
- Older adult center at 34-30 137th Street Older adult center350 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Linden Place & Latimer Place 310 feet
- 32nd Avenue & 137th Street 450 feet
- 137th Street & Leavitt Street 570 feet
- 32nd Avenue & Linden Place 760 feet
- 32nd Avenue & 138th Street 770 feet
- 35th Avenue & Leavitt Street 790 feet
- 34th Road & Leavitt Street 850 feet
- Leavitt Street & Carlton Place 990 feet
See every intersection along 137th Street or Latimer Place.