242nd Street & 136th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 242nd Street and 136th Avenue is in Rosedale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 038 Rosedale is 670 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Brookville Blvd/137 Av, is 1,030 feet away for the Q86, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them religious buildings. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Brookville Blvd/137 Av, 1,030 feet away, for the Q86.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Brookville Blvd/137 Av Q861,030 feetQ86
Next buses at this stop
- Q86 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at 135th Avenue & Belt Parkway, 1,120 feet by car along the streets.
- 243-04 South Conduit Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11422
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 31
- Police precinct
- 116
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Rosedale
- Elevation
- 25 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 1925 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the silver maple.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- P.S. 038 Rosedale School670 feet
- St Clare Catholic Academy School1,030 feet
- Our Kids Place Country Day Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,220 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Laurelton Playground680 feet
Supermarkets
- JCY Merrick Food Supermarket0.4 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 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 243rd Street & 136th Avenue 260 feet
- 241st Street & 136th Avenue 260 feet
- 135th Avenue & 242nd Street 520 feet
- 137th Avenue & 242nd Street 520 feet
- 244th Street & 136th Avenue 520 feet
- Brookville Boulevard & 136th Avenue 520 feet
- 135th Avenue & 243rd Street 780 feet
- 245th Street & 136th Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 136th Avenue or 242nd Street.