231st Street & 137th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 231st 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 840 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Merrick Blvd/231 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 seven public places, three of them schools. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1930, 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/231 St, 0.3 miles away, for the Q5, Q86 and Q87.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Merrick Blvd/231 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, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 228-20 Merrick Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers0.6 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 July 2017.
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
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 1920 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
Schools and child care
- Nicky's Little Sprouts, D. C Pre-K810 feet
- P.S. 156 Laurelton School840 feet
- Queens United Middle School840 feet
Show all 5
- Linden SDA Elementary School1,070 feet
- Linden SDA Daycare Center School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,130 feet
Supermarkets
- JCY Merrick Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 232nd Street & 137th Avenue 260 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 137th Avenue 280 feet
- 137th Avenue & 233rd Street 520 feet
- 230th Street & 137th Avenue 540 feet
- 135th Avenue & 231st Street 680 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 231st Street 680 feet
- 137th Avenue & 234th Street 780 feet
- 229th Street & 137th Avenue 810 feet
See every intersection along 137th Avenue or 231st Street.