243rd Street & 132nd Avenue
The four-way crossing of 243rd Street and 132nd Avenue is in Rosedale, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Merrick Blvd/243 St, is 900 feet away for the Q5, Q87 and QM63, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five places to eat. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Merrick Blvd/243 St, 900 feet away, for the Q5, Q87 and QM63.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Merrick Blvd/243 St Q5, Q87, QM63900 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, 0.4 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 chargers0.8 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 August 2020.
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 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 132nd Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- JCY Merrick Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five 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
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 243rd Street & 131st Road 150 feet
- 243rd Street & 132nd Road 250 feet
- 242nd Street & 132nd Avenue 310 feet
- 242nd Street & 131st Road 460 feet
- 133rd Avenue & 243rd Street 500 feet
- Brookville Boulevard & 132nd Avenue 540 feet
- Hook Creek Boulevard & 132nd Avenue 650 feet
- 131st Avenue & 242nd Street 690 feet
See every intersection along 132nd Avenue or 243rd Street.