228th Street & 131st Avenue
The four-way crossing of 228th Street and 131st Avenue is in Laurelton, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Epiphany Lutheran Church Laurelton is 880 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Merrick Blvd/228 St, is 0.3 miles away for the Q5, Q86 and Q87, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 500 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, 0.3 miles away, for the Q5, Q86 and Q87.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Merrick Blvd/228 St Q5, Q86, Q870.3 milesQ5 Q86 Q87
Next buses at this stop
- Q5 …
- Q86 …
- Q87 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at 133rd Avenue & Laurelton Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 228-20 Merrick Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 134-10 225th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
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
- 33 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 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 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the silver 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 between August 2018 and March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 131st Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 131st Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
Houses of worship
- Epiphany Lutheran Church Laurelton House of worship880 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 229th Street & 131st Avenue 260 feet
- 227th Street & 131st Avenue 260 feet
- 226th Street & 131st Avenue 520 feet
- 230th Street & 131st Avenue 520 feet
- 225th Street & 131st Avenue 780 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 131st Avenue 800 feet
- 228th Street & 130th Avenue 810 feet
- 133rd Avenue & 228th Street 890 feet
See every intersection along 131st Avenue or 228th Street.