138th Street & 63rd Avenue
The four-way crossing of 138th Street and 63rd Avenue is in Queensboro Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Turtle Playground is 770 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Main St/Reeves Av, is 1,030 feet away for the Q88, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 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 Main St/Reeves Av, 1,030 feet away, for the Q88.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Main St/Reeves Av Q881,030 feetQ88
Next buses at this stop
- Q88 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 67-24 Main Street Gas station0.6 miles
- 41-61 Kissena Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.5 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11367
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Queensboro Hill
- Elevation
- 51 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 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 1945 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the paper birch.
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 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 63rd Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- B'Above Worldwide Institute Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Turtle Playground770 feet
Supermarkets
- Yong Fa Supermarket Supermarket0.4 miles
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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 138th Street & 62nd Road 250 feet
- 63rd Avenue & 137th Street 280 feet
- 64th Avenue & 138th Street 380 feet
- 138th Street & 62nd Avenue 500 feet
- 64th Avenue & 63rd Avenue 560 feet
- 63rd Avenue & 136th Street 560 feet
- 64th Avenue & 137th Street 670 feet
- 138th Street & 61st Road 750 feet
See every intersection along 138th Street or 63rd Avenue.