224th Street & 138th Avenue

The three-way junction of 224th Street and 138th Avenue is in Laurelton, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Merrick Blvd/224 St, is 0.4 miles away for the Q5, Q86, Q87 and two more, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.

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224th Street & 138th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Merrick Blvd/224 St, 0.4 miles away, for the Q5, Q86, Q87, QM63 and QM65.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Merrick Blvd/224 St Q5, Q86, Q87, QM63 +1 · Shelter
    0.4 miles
    Q5 Q86 Q87 QM63 QM65
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q5 …
  2. Q86 …
  3. Q87 …
  4. QM63 …
  5. QM65 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at South Conduit Avenue & 221st Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 224-01 North Conduit Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 134-10 225th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2022.

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
24 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

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 1950.

Trees

NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 2 signs on these blocks
  • 2 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 224th Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 224th Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

One public place is within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 day care or pre-K site

Schools and child care

  1. Laurelton Masion Day Care Pre-K
    540 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

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 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 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.