142nd Street & Bascom Avenue
The four-way crossing of 142nd Street and Bascom Avenue is in Baisley Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Playground One Forty is 880 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Rockaway Blvd/142 St, is 270 feet away for the Q7, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Blvd/142 St, 270 feet away, for the Q7.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rockaway Blvd/142 St Q7270 feetQ7
Next buses at this stop
- Q7 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 1,310 feet by car along the streets.
- 134-15 Rockaway Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 135-30 140th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 130th Place Fast charging for electric cars2.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
- 30 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 1920 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 1 fire station
- 1 older adult center
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Success Academy Charter School - South Jamaica School1,260 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Playground One Forty Playground880 feet
Houses of worship
- St Clement Pope Church House of worship830 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 123-10 143rd Street Older adult center1,020 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 302/Ladder 155 Fire station1,280 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket0.4 miles
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and three 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Sutter Avenue & 142nd Street 300 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & 142nd Place 390 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & 142nd Street 430 feet
- 140th Street & Bascom Avenue 500 feet
- 142nd Street & 129th Avenue 520 feet
- 123rd Avenue & 142nd Place 630 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & 141st Street 690 feet
- 142nd Street & 123rd Avenue 700 feet
See every intersection along 142nd Street or Bascom Avenue.