243rd Street & 131st Road
The three-way junction of 243rd Street and 131st Road is in Rosedale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Merrick Blvd/243 St, is 1,050 feet away for the Q5, Q87 and QM63, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four places to eat. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1955, 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/243 St, 1,050 feet away, for the Q5, Q87 and QM63.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Merrick Blvd/243 St Q5, Q87, QM631,050 feetQ5 Q87 QM63
Next buses at this stop
- Q5 …
- Q87 …
- QM63 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at 135th Avenue & Belt Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 228-20 Merrick Boulevard Gas station0.9 miles
- 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2023.
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
- 33 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 200 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 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- JCY Merrick Food Supermarket0.5 miles
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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 243rd Street & 132nd Avenue 150 feet
- 242nd Street & 131st Road 310 feet
- 243rd Street & 132nd Road 400 feet
- 242nd Street & 132nd Avenue 460 feet
- 131st Avenue & 242nd Street 540 feet
- 133rd Avenue & 243rd Street 650 feet
- Brookville Boulevard & 132nd Avenue 690 feet
- Brookville Boulevard & 131st Avenue 710 feet
See every intersection along 131st Road or 243rd Street.