221st Street & 142nd Road
The four-way crossing of 221st Street and 142nd Road is in Laurelton, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Excelsior Preparatory High School is 1,000 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Springfield Blvd/143 Av, is 550 feet away for the Q77, Q85 and Q89. Within a five-minute walk are four public places. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 24 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 Springfield Blvd/143 Av, 550 feet away, for the Q77, Q85 and Q89.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Springfield Blvd/143 Av Q77, Q85, Q89550 feetQ77 Q85 Q89
Next buses at this stop
- Q77 …
- Q85 …
- Q89 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at South Conduit Avenue & 221st Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 224-01 North Conduit Avenue Gas station1,200 feet
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1 mile
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 February 2026.
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
- 19 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 schools
Schools and child care
- Excelsior Preparatory High School1,000 feet
- George Washington Carver High School for the Sciences School1,000 feet
- Preparatory Academy for Writers: a College Board School1,000 feet
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- Queens Preparatory Academy School1,000 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 221st Street & Edgewood Avenue 250 feet
- 222nd Street & 142nd Road 320 feet
- Springfield Boulevard & 142nd Road 420 feet
- Springfield Boulevard & 143rd Avenue 490 feet
- 222nd Street & 143rd Avenue 500 feet
- 223rd Street & 142nd Road 580 feet
- Springfield Boulevard & Edgewood Avenue 740 feet
- Springfield Boulevard & 143rd Road 800 feet
See every intersection along 142nd Road or 221st Street.