139th Street & 73rd Terrace
The three-way junction of 139th Street and 73rd Terrace is in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Kew Gardens Hills Post Office is 1,290 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Main St/75 Av, is 1,040 feet away for the Q20 and Q44 SBS, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 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 Main St/75 Av, 1,040 feet away, for the Q20 and Q44 SBS.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Main St/75 Av Q20, Q44 SBS1,040 feetQ20 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 station0.3 miles
- 112-01 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.6 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
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
- 50 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 1940 and 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the cherry plum and the silver linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2020 and January 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 139th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of 139th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of 73rd Terrace
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 post office
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Shevach High School1,200 feet
- Sholom, Sholom Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Queens Valley Playground860 feet
- Freedom Square Playground1,000 feet
Community centers and public services
- Kew Gardens Hills Post Office1,290 feet
Bank branches
- Capital One Bank branch1,270 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and four 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 141st Street & 73rd Terrace 180 feet
- 137th Street & 73rd Terrace 300 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 141st Street 350 feet
- 139th Street & 72nd Road 540 feet
- 75th Road & 137th Street 560 feet
- 141st Street & 72nd Drive 620 feet
- 73rd Terrace & 141st Place 670 feet
- 137th Street & 72nd Road 770 feet
See every intersection along 139th Street or 73rd Terrace.