59th Avenue & 138th Street
The four-way crossing of 59th Avenue and 138th Street is in Queensboro Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 120 Queens is 790 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Main St/58 Rd, is 790 feet away for the Q20, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and 17 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Main St/58 Rd, 790 feet away, for the Q20.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Main St/58 Rd Q20790 feetQ20
Next buses at this stop
- Q20 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 59th Avenue.
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 600 feet by car along the streets.
- 49-04 College Point Boulevard Gas station0.9 miles
- 41-61 Kissena Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
- 40-24 College Point Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.
What the city has done here
- Turn calming, August 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
- 70 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 600 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 1935 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 28 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2021 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 138th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of 138th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of 59th Avenue
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 59th Avenue
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 468378.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 library
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Kissena Cherry Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K330 feet
- P.S. 120 Queens School790 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Queensboro Hill Library960 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,050 feet
- TD Bank Bank branch1,290 feet
Supermarkets
- Yong Fa Supermarket Supermarket710 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 60th Avenue & 138th Street 250 feet
- 138th Street & 58th Road 250 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 138th Street 410 feet
- 58th Avenue & 138th Street 510 feet
- Main Street & 59th Avenue 520 feet
- 59th Avenue & 136th Street 560 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway 600 feet
- Main Street & 58th Road 700 feet
See every intersection along 138th Street or 59th Avenue.