140th Street & Bascom Avenue
The three-way junction of 140th Street and Bascom Avenue is in Baisley Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Playground One Forty is 380 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Rockaway Blvd/Van WYCK Expwy, is 740 feet away for the Q7, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Blvd/Van WYCK Expwy, 740 feet away, for the Q7.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rockaway Blvd/Van WYCK Expwy Q7740 feetQ7
Next buses at this stop
- Q7 …
Cycling
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 800 feet by car along the streets.
- 134-15 Rockaway Boulevard Gas station1,220 feet
- 135-30 140th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 130th Place Fast charging for electric cars2.3 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 June 2021.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11436
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 28
- Police precinct
- 113
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Baisley Park
- Elevation
- 22 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 1920 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American sycamore.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 11 religious buildings
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Success Academy Charter School - South Jamaica School1,100 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Playground One Forty Playground380 feet
Houses of worship
- St Clement Pope Church House of worship660 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Rockaway Boulevard & 140th Street 300 feet
- Sutter Avenue & 140th Street 400 feet
- 142nd Street & Bascom Avenue 500 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & 141st Street 520 feet
- 140th Street & 123rd Avenue 540 feet
- 141st Street & 123rd Avenue 760 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & 142nd Street 780 feet
- Sutter Avenue & 142nd Street 800 feet
See every intersection along 140th Street or Bascom Avenue.