222nd Street & 143rd Avenue
The four-way crossing of 222nd Street and 143rd Avenue is in Laurelton, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. George Washington Carver High School for the Sciences is 1,220 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Springfield Blvd/143 Av, is 730 feet away for the Q77, Q85 and Q89. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, four of them schools, and three places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Springfield Blvd/143 Av, 730 feet away, for the Q77, Q85 and Q89.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Springfield Blvd/143 Av Q77, Q85, Q89730 feetQ77 Q85 Q89
Next buses at this stop
- Q77 …
- Q85 …
- Q89 …
Cycling
- 5 bicycle racks 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 station710 feet
- 134-10 225th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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
- 22 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 143rd Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 schools
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Excelsior Preparatory High School1,220 feet
- George Washington Carver High School for the Sciences School1,220 feet
- Preparatory Academy for Writers: a College Board School1,220 feet
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- Queens Preparatory Academy School1,220 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 222nd Street & 142nd Road 180 feet
- 222nd Street & 143rd Road 300 feet
- 223rd Street & 142nd Road 440 feet
- 221st Street & 142nd Road 500 feet
- 224th Street & 143rd Avenue 510 feet
- North Conduit Avenue & 222nd Street 540 feet
- North Conduit Avenue & 144th Avenue 610 feet
- 224th Street & 142nd Road 690 feet
See every intersection along 143rd Avenue or 222nd Street.