139th Street & Glassboro Avenue
The three-way junction of 139th Street and Glassboro Avenue is in South Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Joy Church DLCF is 750 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 142 St/Glassboro Av, is 810 feet away for the Q40, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, six of them religious buildings, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 142 St/Glassboro Av, 810 feet away, for the Q40.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 142 St/Glassboro Av Q40810 feetQ40
Next buses at this stop
- Q40 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 114-02 Van Wyck Expressway Gas station0.4 miles
- 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.8 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 April 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11435
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 28
- Police precinct
- 103
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- South Jamaica
- Elevation
- 40 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 1925 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Jennys Exploring Minds Daycare Pre-K940 feet
Houses of worship
- Joy Church DLCF House of worship750 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and three 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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 139th Street & 109th Road 250 feet
- 111th Avenue & 139th Street 270 feet
- 139th Street & Lakewood Avenue 350 feet
- Van Wyck Expressway & 111th Avenue 490 feet
- 141st Street & Glassboro Avenue 520 feet
- 111th Avenue & 140th Street 560 feet
- Van Wyck Expressway & Lakewood Avenue 690 feet
- 109th Avenue & 139th Street 710 feet
See every intersection along 139th Street or Glassboro Avenue.