147th Street & 116th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 147th Street and 116th Avenue is in Baisley Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. South Jamaica Infinity Garden is 950 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Sutphin Blvd/116 Av, is 620 feet away for the Q6, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, six of them religious buildings, and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Sutphin Blvd/116 Av, 620 feet away, for the Q6.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Sutphin Blvd/116 Av Q6620 feetQ6
Next buses at this stop
- Q6 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 116-60 Sutphin Boulevard Gas station1,030 feet
- 135-30 140th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
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
- 22 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 1925 and 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 116th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
South side of 116th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 garden
Schools and child care
- Committee for Early Childhood Development Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,290 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- South Jamaica Infinity Garden950 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket1,040 feet
- Food World Supermarket0.4 miles
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store750 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 116th Avenue & 146th Street 260 feet
- 116th Avenue & 148th Street 260 feet
- 116th Avenue & 149th Street 520 feet
- 116th Avenue & Inwood Street 520 feet
- 116th Avenue & Sutphin Boulevard 580 feet
- 147th Street & 115th Avenue 680 feet
- 147th Street & Foch Boulevard 750 feet
- 116th Avenue & 145th Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 116th Avenue or 147th Street.