60th Avenue & 142nd Street
The three-way junction of 60th Avenue and 142nd 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. Queensboro Hill Library is 80 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Main St/60 Av, is 170 feet away for the Q20 and Q44 SBS, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three 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/60 Av, 170 feet away, for the Q20 and Q44 SBS.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Main St/60 Av Q20, Q44 SBS170 feetQ20 Q44 SBS
Next buses at this stop
- Q20 …
- Q44 SBS …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 60th 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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 154-04 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.7 miles
- 41-61 Kissena Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.4 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 2024.
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
- 61 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 1940 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2016 and December 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on 60th Avenue (south side).
West side of 142nd Street
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
North side of 60th Avenue
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 440926 and 447869.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 library
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Kissena Cherry Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,050 feet
- Lowell Upper School of Flushing School1,080 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Turtle Playground1,140 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Queensboro Hill Library80 feet
Houses of worship
- St Anns Church House of worship1,060 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,110 feet
Supermarkets
- Yong Fa Supermarket Supermarket220 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, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Main Street & 60th Avenue 160 feet
- 59th Avenue & 142nd Street 260 feet
- Main Street & 142nd Street 330 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Main Street 350 feet
- Main Street & 59th Avenue 420 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 142nd Street 450 feet
- Long Island Expressway & Main Street 500 feet
- 142nd Street & 58th Road 520 feet
See every intersection along 142nd Street or 60th Avenue.