39th Avenue & 138th Street

The three-way junction of 39th Avenue and 138th Street is in Flushing-Willets Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The Engine 273/Ladder 129 firehouse is 1,180 feet away, and James A. Bland Playground is 1,250 feet away. The nearest subway, Flushing-Main St, is about two minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, 14 of them trade or language schools, and 223 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Flushing-Main St
620 feet · 2 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
190 feet
39 Av/Main St · Q17, Q65
Within a walk
29 places
14 trade or language schools, 5 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
39th Avenue & 138th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Flushing-Main St, 620 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. Flushing-Main St 7
    620 feet
    7

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. 7 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Happy World” (1999) by Ik-Joong Kang at the Flushing-Main St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 39 Av/Main St, 190 feet away, for the Q17 and Q65.

  • 21 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 39 Av/Main St Q17, Q65
    190 feet
    Q17 Q65

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q17 …
  2. Q65 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 44 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Whitestone Expressway westbound, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 137-17 Northern Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 135-23 39th Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11354
Community board
Queens Community Board 7
City Council district
20
Police precinct
109
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Flushing-Willets Point
Elevation
49 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1983 and 2014.

Trees

NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2024 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 7:30am to 10pm on 39th Avenue (south side).

East side of 138th Street

  • Bus layover only 1 sign MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 138th Street

  • Bus layover only 3 signs MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000

North side of 39th Avenue

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 439934 and 457312.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Gothic Revival and neo-Gothic, one each. They were built between 1853 and 1908.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

  • 14 trade or language schools
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 ambulance station
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. New York Medical Career Training Cen Trade or language school
    200 feet
  2. Sky Language Trade or language school
    290 feet
  3. Windsor School
    930 feet
Show all 17
  1. Council for Urban Employment Trade or language school
    330 feet
  2. English Language Learning Ctr Trade or language school
    330 feet
  3. Manhattan Language Center Trade or language school
    330 feet
  4. NY Nail School Trade or language school
    440 feet
  5. American Institute of Science And Trade or language school
    500 feet
  6. Zoni Language Centers - Flushing, LL Trade or language school
    770 feet
  7. Ultissima Beauty Inst at Flush Trade or language school
    810 feet
  8. Alliance Computing Solutions Trade or language school
    970 feet
  9. Hta of New York, Inc. - Flushing School
    990 feet
  10. Accelerated Career Advancement Train Trade or language school
    990 feet
  11. Compu21 Institute Trade or language school
    990 feet
  12. New York Beauty School Trade or language school
    1,080 feet
  13. Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,240 feet
  14. Amlotus Trade or language school
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. James A. Bland Playground
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Lippman Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    430 feet
  2. Public space at Flushing Commons Public space
    500 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 52 Ambulance station
    920 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Main Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    690 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Georges Episcopal Church Flushing Landmark · listed historic place
    650 feet
  2. Old Quaker Meeting House Listed historic place
    980 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 273/Ladder 129 Fire station
    1,180 feet
  2. 109th Precinct Police station
    1,230 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    370 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    390 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    500 feet

Supermarkets

  1. US 1 Supermarket Supermarket
    520 feet
  2. 99 Ranch Market Supermarket
    750 feet
  3. Jmart Supermarket
    870 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    760 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. New World Mall Shopping center
    910 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 223 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 138th Street or 39th Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.