153rd Street & 124th Avenue
The three-way junction of 153rd Street and 124th 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. The stele “Baisley Pond Park Memorial” is 400 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Sutphin Blvd/123 Av, is 850 feet away for the Q6, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them religious buildings. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Sutphin Blvd/123 Av, 850 feet away, for the Q6.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Sutphin Blvd/123 Av Q6850 feetQ6
Next buses at this stop
- Q6 …
Cycling
- 9 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.
- 149-20 Rockaway Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 135-30 140th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.1 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11434
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 28
- Police precinct
- 113
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Baisley Park
- Elevation
- 17 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 104 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Baisley Pond Park.
- Baisley Pond Park Memorial Stele by James F. Walsh, 1921400 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 223 Lyndon B. Johnson School1,090 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Baisley Pond Park330 feet
- Sutphin Playground580 feet
Supermarkets
- Food World Supermarket0.3 miles
- Western Beef Supermarket0.5 miles
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 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 153rd Street & 123rd Avenue 250 feet
- 153rd Street & 125th Avenue 280 feet
- 155th Street & 124th Avenue 360 feet
- 153rd Street & 122nd Avenue 500 feet
- 152nd Street & 123rd Avenue 510 feet
- 152nd Street & 125th Avenue 550 feet
- 155th Street & 125th Avenue 560 feet
- 155th Street & 123rd Avenue 620 feet
See every intersection along 124th Avenue or 153rd Street.