142nd Street & 131st Avenue
The three-way junction of 142nd Street and 131st 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. Hilton Holiday Gardens is 980 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 143 St/130 Av, is 790 feet away for the Q40, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and three places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1970, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 143 St/130 Av, 790 feet away, for the Q40.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 143 St/130 Av Q40790 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.
- 148-02 Rockaway Boulevard Gas station0.7 miles
- 135-30 140th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 130th Place Fast charging for electric cars2.2 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 December 2025.
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
- 18 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 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 1970.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the Kentucky coffeetree.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 garden
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hilton Holiday Gardens Garden980 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and one food store.
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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 130th Avenue & 142nd Street 320 feet
- 143rd Street & 131st Avenue 540 feet
- 142nd Street & 129th Avenue 550 feet
- 130th Avenue & 140th Street 660 feet
- Sutter Avenue & 142nd Street 770 feet
- 133rd Avenue & 143rd Street 810 feet
- 130th Avenue & 143rd Street 820 feet
- 135th Avenue & 142nd Street 860 feet
See every intersection along 131st Avenue or 142nd Street.