156th Street & 140th Avenue
The three-way junction of 156th Street and 140th Avenue is in Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Rockaway Blvd/N Conduit Av, is 880 feet away for the Q6, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and two places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1955 and 1969, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Blvd/N Conduit Av, 880 feet away, for the Q6.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rockaway Blvd/N Conduit Av Q6880 feetQ6
Next buses at this stop
- Q6 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at North Conduit Avenue & Belt Parkway, 1,210 feet by car along the streets.
- 156-04 Rockaway Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 135-30 140th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2019.
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)
- Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village
- Elevation
- 13 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1955 and 1969.
Trees
NYC Parks records 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat.
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
- 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:
- 157th Street & 140th Avenue 210 feet
- 155th Street & 140th Avenue 320 feet
- 156th Street & 137th Avenue 360 feet
- 158th Street & 140th Avenue 470 feet
- 155th Street & 137th Avenue 590 feet
- 157th Street & 137th Avenue 620 feet
- North Conduit Avenue & 155th Street 630 feet
- North Conduit Avenue & 157th Street 680 feet
See every intersection along 140th Avenue or 156th Street.