83rd Avenue & 139th Street
The three-way junction of 83rd Avenue and 139th 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. Maple Grove Park is 1,180 feet away. The nearest subway, Briarwood, is about five minutes on foot, for the E and F. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them parks. About 2,000 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 measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Briarwood, 1,320 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Briarwood E, F1,320 feetE F
Next trains at this station
Jamaica
2 lines- E …
- F …
Manhattan
2 lines- E …
- F …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Main St/139 St, 740 feet away, for the Q20 and Q44 SBS.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Main St/139 St Q20, Q44 SBS · Shelter740 feetQ20 Q44 SBS
Next buses at this stop
- Q20 …
- Q44 SBS …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway southbound at Main Street & Queens Boulevard, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 138-98 Queens Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Charging for electric cars, 31 Level 2 chargers and three fast chargers0.9 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2022.
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
- 118 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,000 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 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 29 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 139th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
West side of 139th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 10:30AM-NOON
North side of 83rd Avenue
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 83rd Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 10:30AM-NOON
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 library
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Archbishop Molloy High School1,030 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hoover - Manton Playgrounds Park420 feet
- Maple Grove Park1,180 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Briarwood Library1,200 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 141st Street & 83rd Avenue 360 feet
- 83rd Avenue & Manton Street 380 feet
- 141st Street & 82nd Drive 620 feet
- Main Street & 139th Street 640 feet
- 83rd Avenue & 135th Street 680 feet
- 135th Street & 82nd Drive 830 feet
- 141st Street & Hoover Avenue 880 feet
- Main Street & Manton Street 1,030 feet
See every intersection along 139th Street or 83rd Avenue.