229th Street & 137th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 229th Street and 137th Avenue is in Laurelton, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. P.S. 156 Laurelton is 210 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 are nine public places, four of them religious buildings. About 400 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, Q87 · Shelter0.3 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, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 228-20 Merrick Boulevard Gas station1,260 feet
- 134-10 225th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars0.7 miles
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 December 2019.
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
- 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 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2016 and May 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 137th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
East side of 229th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of 229th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
Schools and child care
- P.S. 156 Laurelton School210 feet
- Queens United Middle School210 feet
- Linden SDA Elementary School260 feet
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- Linden SDA Daycare Center School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5320 feet
- Nicky's Little Sprouts, D. C Pre-K520 feet
Houses of worship
- Good Shepherd Lutheran Church House of worship1,030 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 230th Street & 137th Avenue 260 feet
- 228th Street & 137th Avenue 270 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 137th Avenue 530 feet
- 227th Street & 137th Avenue 540 feet
- 135th Avenue & 229th Street 680 feet
- 229th Street & 138th Avenue 680 feet
- 231st Street & 137th Avenue 810 feet
- 226th Street & 137th Avenue 810 feet
See every intersection along 137th Avenue or 229th Street.