243rd Street & 138th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 243rd Street and 138th 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. Mona Prep Day Care is 730 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Brookville Blvd/Francis Lewis Blvd, is 940 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 three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Brookville Blvd/Francis Lewis Blvd, 940 feet away, for the Q86.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Brookville Blvd/Francis Lewis Blvd Q86940 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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 243-04 South Conduit Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers1,040 feet
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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2024.
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 between July 2017 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 138th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- 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 School730 feet
- Our Kids Place Country Day Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,120 feet
- St Clare Catholic Academy School1,270 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Laurelton Playground1,150 feet
Fire and police
- Queens South Task Force Police station570 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 242nd Street & 138th Avenue 260 feet
- 244th Street & 138th Avenue 260 feet
- North Conduit Avenue & 243rd Street 350 feet
- North Conduit Avenue & 244th Street 500 feet
- 241st Street & 138th Avenue 520 feet
- 244th Street & 137th Road 520 feet
- 137th Avenue & 243rd Street 520 feet
- North Conduit Avenue & 242nd Street 630 feet
See every intersection along 138th Avenue or 243rd Street.