218th Street & 132nd Road

The four-way crossing of 218th Street and 132nd Road is in Laurelton, Queens, at the edge of NYCHA's FHA Repossessed Houses (Group I) development. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. I.S. 059 Springfield Gardens is 1,270 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Springfield Blvd/Lucas St, is 590 feet away for the Q77, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them schools, and eight places to eat.

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218th Street & 132nd Road Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Springfield Blvd/Lucas St, 590 feet away, for the Q77.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Springfield Blvd/Lucas St Q77
    590 feet
    Q77

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q77 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at 133rd Avenue & Laurelton Parkway, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 219-25 Merrick Boulevard Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    0.3 miles

Between 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 August 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11413
Community board
Queens Community Board 13
City Council district
31
Police precinct
116
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Laurelton
Elevation
38 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1950.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's FHA Repossessed Houses (Group I) development.

Trees

Eleven trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 5 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and April 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 132nd Road

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 132nd Road

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of 218th Street

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 schools
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 post office
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 132 Ralph Bunche School
    230 feet
  2. Kidz World Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    980 feet
  3. Prime Vocational Training Institute Trade or language school
    1,140 feet
Show all 6
  1. Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens School
    1,220 feet
  2. I.S. 059 Springfield Gardens School
    1,270 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens - New York 6 School
    1,270 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Springfield Gardens Post Office
    1,000 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,310 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and four food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.