147th Street & 123rd Avenue
The four-way crossing of 147th Street and 123rd Avenue is in Baisley Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 223 Lyndon B. Johnson is 720 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Sutphin Blvd/123 Av, is 380 feet away for the Q6, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Sutphin Blvd/123 Av, 380 feet away, for the Q6.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Sutphin Blvd/123 Av Q6380 feetQ6
Next buses at this stop
- Q6 …
Cycling
- 16 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 148-02 Rockaway Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 135-30 140th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 130th Place Fast charging for electric cars2.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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
- 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, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Kentucky yellowwood.
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 August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 147th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 223 Lyndon B. Johnson School720 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Baisley Pond Park750 feet
- Sutphin Playground930 feet
Houses of worship
- Jehovah Witnesses Baisley Park House of worship1,100 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket1,230 feet
- Food World Supermarket1,320 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and seven 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:
- 146th Street & 123rd Avenue 260 feet
- Sutphin Boulevard & 123rd Avenue 360 feet
- Inwood Street & 123rd Avenue 520 feet
- Sutphin Boulevard & 122nd Avenue 600 feet
- 147th Street & 120th Avenue 630 feet
- 152nd Street & 123rd Avenue 670 feet
- Sutphin Boulevard & 125th Avenue 690 feet
- 145th Street & 123rd Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 123rd Avenue or 147th Street.