82nd Avenue & 138th Street
The four-way crossing of 82nd Avenue and 138th Street is in Jamaica Hills-Briarwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/135 St, is 1,150 feet away for the Q45, and 19 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1952 and 1958, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/135 St, 1,150 feet away, for the Q45.
- 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/135 St Q45 · Shelter1,150 feetQ45
Next buses at this stop
- Q45 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & Union Turnpike, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 146-15 Union Turnpike Gas station0.6 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Charging for electric cars, 31 Level 2 chargers and three fast chargers1 mile
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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11435
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Jamaica Hills-Briarwood
- Elevation
- 105 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,100 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 1952 and 1958.
Trees
NYC Parks records 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 25 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2019 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 138th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
West side of 138th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 10:30AM-NOON
North side of 82nd Avenue
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 10:30AM-NOON
South side of 82nd Avenue
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hoover - Manton Playgrounds Park1,230 feet
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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 138th Street & Hoover Avenue 240 feet
- 138th Street & Coolidge Avenue 250 feet
- 82nd Avenue & 139th Street 430 feet
- 138th Street & 82nd Drive 500 feet
- 82nd Avenue & 135th Street 540 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 139th Street 690 feet
- 135th Street & Hoover Avenue 780 feet
- 135th Street & Coolidge Avenue 800 feet
See every intersection along 138th Street or 82nd Avenue.