157th Street & 140th Avenue
The three-way junction of 157th 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 1,090 feet away for the Q6, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 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. NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Blvd/N Conduit Av, 1,090 feet away, for the Q6.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rockaway Blvd/N Conduit Av Q61,090 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, 0.3 miles 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 cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
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 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 February 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 140th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedFood 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 156th Street & 140th Avenue 210 feet
- 158th Street & 140th Avenue 260 feet
- 157th Street & 137th Avenue 450 feet
- North Conduit Avenue & 157th Street 470 feet
- 159th Street & 140th Avenue 520 feet
- 155th Street & 140th Avenue 520 feet
- 156th Street & 137th Avenue 570 feet
- 158th Street & 137th Avenue 720 feet
See every intersection along 140th Avenue or 157th Street.