138th Street & Booth Memorial Avenue
The four-way crossing of 138th Street and Booth Memorial Avenue is in Queensboro Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. NYHMC Playground is 940 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Main St/Booth Memorial Av, is 310 feet away for the Q20, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and eight places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Main St/Booth Memorial Av, 310 feet away, for the Q20.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Main St/Booth Memorial Av Q20310 feetQ20
Next buses at this stop
- Q20 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 49-04 College Point Boulevard Gas station0.7 miles
- 41-61 Kissena Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.1 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.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11355
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Queensboro Hill
- Elevation
- 67 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 23 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2020 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 138th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of 138th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
North side of Booth Memorial Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
South side of Booth Memorial Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 hospital
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Kissena Cherry Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K840 feet
- P.S. 120 Queens School1,080 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Corridor Park880 feet
- NYHMC Playground940 feet
Health care
- Newyork-Presbyterian/Queens Hospital800 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch270 feet
- Chase Bank branch610 feet
Supermarkets
- Yong Fa Supermarket Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and six 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 138th Street & 57th Road 240 feet
- Booth Memorial Avenue & 137th Street 270 feet
- Main Street & Booth Memorial Avenue 280 feet
- Main Street & 57th Road 470 feet
- 58th Avenue & 138th Street 510 feet
- Booth Memorial Avenue & 136th Street 540 feet
- 56th Avenue & 138th Street 590 feet
- 57th Avenue & 136th Street 640 feet
See every intersection along 138th Street or Booth Memorial Avenue.