57th Avenue & 136th Street
The three-way junction of 57th Avenue and 136th Street is in Queensboro Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 120 Queens is 800 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Main St/Booth Memorial Av, is 950 feet away for the Q20, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and seven places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Main St/Booth Memorial Av, 950 feet away, for the Q20.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Main St/Booth Memorial Av Q20950 feetQ20
Next buses at this stop
- Q20 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at Booth Memorial Avenue & College Point Boulevard, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 49-04 College Point Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 40-24 College Point Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and three fast chargers1.1 miles
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 July 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11355
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 20
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Queensboro Hill
- Elevation
- 60 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2017 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on 136th Street (east side).
West side of 136th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
North side of 57th Avenue
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of 57th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 406070 and 467223.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 botanical garden
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 120 Queens School800 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Corridor Park840 feet
- Queens Botanical Garden1,290 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch910 feet
- Chase Bank branch1,250 feet
Supermarkets
- Yong Fa Supermarket Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and six food stores.
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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Booth Memorial Avenue & 136th Street 90 feet
- 136th Street & 57th Road 260 feet
- Booth Memorial Avenue & 137th Street 370 feet
- 135th Street & Booth Memorial Avenue 370 feet
- 58th Avenue & 136th Street 520 feet
- 134th Street & 57th Avenue 560 feet
- 138th Street & Booth Memorial Avenue 640 feet
- 134th Street & Booth Memorial Avenue 650 feet
See every intersection along 136th Street or 57th Avenue.