159th Street & 140th Avenue
The three-way junction of 159th 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, Guy R Brewer Blvd/137 Av, is 1,290 feet away for the Q111, Q113, Q114 and Q115, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1965, 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, 1,290 feet away, for the Q111, Q113, Q114 and Q115.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Guy R Brewer Blvd/137 Av Q111, Q113, Q114, Q1151,290 feetQ111 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 & 160th Street, 1,000 feet by car along the streets.
- 162-35 North Conduit Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 135-30 140th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.6 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 1950 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Within a walk
How places are listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and one food store.
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
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 158th Street & 140th Avenue 270 feet
- 160th Street & 140th Avenue 270 feet
- 159th Street & 137th Avenue 520 feet
- 157th Street & 140th Avenue 520 feet
- 161st Street & 140th Avenue 540 feet
- North Conduit Avenue & 159th Street 620 feet
- 158th Street & 137th Avenue 640 feet
- 156th Street & 140th Avenue 730 feet
See every intersection along 140th Avenue or 159th Street.