227th Street & 138th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 227th 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. Queens United Middle School is 1,190 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Merrick Blvd/228 St, is 0.4 miles away for the Q5, Q86 and Q87. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them schools. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1940, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Merrick Blvd/228 St, 0.4 miles away, for the Q5, Q86 and Q87.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Merrick Blvd/228 St Q5, Q86, Q870.4 milesQ5 Q86 Q87
Next buses at this stop
- Q5 …
- Q86 …
- Q87 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at 135th Avenue & Belt Parkway, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 228-20 Merrick Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 134-10 225th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 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 April 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
- 17 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 1930 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Linden SDA Elementary School900 feet
- Linden SDA Daycare Center School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5900 feet
- P.S. 156 Laurelton School1,190 feet
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- Queens United Middle School1,190 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
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
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 226th Street & 138th Avenue 260 feet
- 228th Street & 138th Avenue 270 feet
- 225th Street & 138th Avenue 530 feet
- 229th Street & 138th Avenue 540 feet
- 227th Street & 137th Avenue 680 feet
- 227th Street & 139th Avenue 680 feet
- 230th Street & 138th Avenue 810 feet
- 224th Street & 138th Avenue 940 feet
See every intersection along 138th Avenue or 227th Street.