242nd Street & 138th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 242nd Street and 138th Avenue is in Rosedale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Queens South Task Force is 830 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Brookville Blvd/Francis Lewis Blvd, is 680 feet away for the Q86, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Brookville Blvd/Francis Lewis Blvd, 680 feet away, for the Q86.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Brookville Blvd/Francis Lewis Blvd Q86680 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, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 243-04 South Conduit Avenue Gas station1,300 feet
- 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers870 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 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
- 24 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 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 138th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 138th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 police station
Schools and child care
- Mona Prep Day Care School490 feet
- Our Kids Place Country Day Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K860 feet
- St Clare Catholic Academy School1,010 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Laurelton Playground890 feet
Fire and police
- Queens South Task Force Police station830 feet
Bank branches
- Bank of America Bank branch1,290 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and one food store.
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 of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 243rd Street & 138th Avenue 260 feet
- 241st Street & 138th Avenue 260 feet
- North Conduit Avenue & 242nd Street 460 feet
- 137th Avenue & 242nd Street 520 feet
- 244th Street & 138th Avenue 520 feet
- North Conduit Avenue & 243rd Street 610 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & North Conduit Avenue 630 feet
- Brookville Boulevard & 138th Avenue 640 feet
See every intersection along 138th Avenue or 242nd Street.