157th Street & 137th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 157th Street and 137th Avenue is in Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Guy R Brewer Blvd/137 Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Q111, Q113, Q114 and Q115, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and one place to eat. About 800 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 Guy R Brewer Blvd/137 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q111, Q113, Q114 and Q115.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Guy R Brewer Blvd/137 Av Q111, Q113, Q114, Q1150.3 milesQ111 Q113 Q114 Q115
Next buses at this stop
- Q111 …
- Q113 …
- Q114 …
- Q115 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at North Conduit Avenue & Belt Parkway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 153-28 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 cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
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
- 14 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 800 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 22 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 is one place 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:
- 158th Street & 137th Avenue 260 feet
- 156th Street & 137th Avenue 260 feet
- 157th Street & 140th Avenue 450 feet
- 159th Street & 137th Avenue 520 feet
- 155th Street & 137th Avenue 520 feet
- 158th Street & 140th Avenue 600 feet
- 156th Street & 140th Avenue 620 feet
- 157th Street & 134th Avenue 670 feet
See every intersection along 137th Avenue or 157th Street.