142nd Street & Foch Boulevard
The four-way crossing of 142nd Street and Foch Boulevard is in Baisley Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Foch Sitting Area is 820 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 142 St/Foch Blvd, is 30 feet away for the Q40, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them parks. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1940, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 142 St/Foch Blvd, 30 feet away, for the Q40.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 142 St/Foch Blvd Q4030 feetQ40
Next buses at this stop
- Q40 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 116-60 Sutphin Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 135-30 140th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 130th Place Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, August 2023
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
- 33 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1925 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 142nd Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Foch Sitting Area Park820 feet
- Dr. Charles R. Drew Park1,250 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket410 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two 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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 141st Street & Foch Boulevard 260 feet
- Foch Boulevard & 142nd Place 260 feet
- 142nd Street & 116th Road 270 feet
- 143rd Street & Foch Boulevard 440 feet
- Foch Boulevard & 140th Street 510 feet
- 143rd Street & 116th Road 650 feet
- 116th Avenue & 142nd Street 700 feet
- 144th Street & Foch Boulevard 710 feet
See every intersection along 142nd Street or Foch Boulevard.