140th Avenue & Southgate Street
The three-way junction of 140th Avenue and Southgate Street is in Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 116 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Montbellier Park is 730 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 140 Av/Southgate St, is 110 feet away for the Q85 and Q89, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, five of them religious buildings, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 140 Av/Southgate St, 110 feet away, for the Q85 and Q89.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 140 Av/Southgate St Q85, Q89110 feetQ85 Q89
Next buses at this stop
- Q85 …
- Q89 …
Cycling
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway southbound at North Conduit Avenue & 181st Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 137-02 Farmers Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 116 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,731st most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 28 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11413
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 27 and 31 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 116
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village
- Elevation
- 24 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in April 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 140th Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Montbellier Park730 feet
- Montbellier Park Playground750 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 140th Avenue & Southgate Plaza 40 feet
- 140th Avenue & Coombs Street 120 feet
- Southgate Street & Southgate Plaza 150 feet
- 140th Avenue & Thurston Street 240 feet
- Thurston Street & Westgate Street 340 feet
- 139th Avenue & Belknap Street 400 feet
- Belknap Street & Bennett Street 480 feet
- 140th Avenue & Edgewood Avenue 520 feet
See every intersection along 140th Avenue or Southgate Street.