229th Street & 144th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 229th Street and 144th Avenue is in Springfield Gardens (South)-Brookville, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Brookville Park is 1,150 feet away. The nearest bus stop, South Conduit Av/225 St, is 1,290 feet away for the Q85 and Q89, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.

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229th Street & 144th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is South Conduit Av/225 St, 1,290 feet away, for the Q85 and Q89.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. South Conduit Av/225 St Q85, Q89
    1,290 feet
    Q85 Q89

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q85 …
  2. Q89 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at South Conduit Avenue & 221st Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 224-01 North Conduit Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers
    1 mile

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

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)
Springfield Gardens (South)-Brookville
Elevation
14 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

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 1950 and 1960.

Trees

NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the silver maple.

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Two public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 park
  • 1 religious building

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Brookville Park
    1,150 feet

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 of the 9 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 and NYC Health, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.