59th Avenue & 136th Street
The four-way crossing of 59th Avenue and 136th Street is in Queensboro Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 120 Queens is 420 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/136 St, is 540 feet away for the Q88, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and ten places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/136 St, 540 feet away, for the Q88.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/136 St Q88540 feetQ88
Next buses at this stop
- Q88 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 59th Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 49-04 College Point Boulevard Gas station0.8 miles
- 40-24 College Point Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and three fast chargers1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
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
- 71 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Mt Fuji' cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 29 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2021 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 136th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of 136th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
North side of 59th Avenue
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of 59th Avenue
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 120 Queens School420 feet
- Kissena Cherry Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K890 feet
- B'Above Worldwide Institute Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,220 feet
Supermarkets
- Yong Fa Supermarket Supermarket1,270 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 60th Avenue & 136th Street 250 feet
- 58th Road & 136th Street 250 feet
- 58th Avenue & 136th Street 510 feet
- 59th Avenue & 138th Street 560 feet
- Long Island Expressway & 136th Street Pedestrian Overpass 700 feet
- 136th Street & 57th Road 770 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway 770 feet
- 60th Avenue & 138th Street 810 feet
See every intersection along 136th Street or 59th Avenue.