143rd Street & Bascom Avenue
The three-way junction of 143rd Street and Bascom Avenue is in Baisley Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Jehovah Witnesses Baisley Park is 610 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 143 St/Rockaway Blvd, is 230 feet away for the Q40, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, six of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 143 St/Rockaway Blvd, 230 feet away, for the Q40.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 143 St/Rockaway Blvd Q40 · Shelter230 feetQ40
Next buses at this stop
- Q40 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
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 station0.4 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 two crashes 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 February 2026.
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
- 19 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 1963.
Trees
NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 1 older adult center
Schools and child care
- The Ivy Academy Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K600 feet
Houses of worship
- Jehovah Witnesses Baisley Park House of worship610 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 123-10 143rd Street Older adult center520 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 302/Ladder 155 Fire station530 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket1,300 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places 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
- 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Rockaway Boulevard & 143rd Street 270 feet
- Sutter Avenue & 143rd Street 280 feet
- 143rd Street & 129th Avenue 520 feet
- Sutter Avenue & 144th Street 530 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & 144th Street 540 feet
- 143rd Street & 123rd Avenue 560 feet
- 143rd Street & 122nd Avenue 730 feet
- 144th Street & 123rd Avenue 740 feet
See every intersection along 143rd Street or Bascom Avenue.