86th Avenue & 138th Street
The four-way crossing of 86th Avenue and 138th Street is in Jamaica Hills-Briarwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Our Lady of Cenacle Church is 880 feet away. The nearest subway, Briarwood, is about four minutes on foot, for the E and F. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1952 and 1960, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Briarwood, 970 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Briarwood E, F970 feetE F
Next trains at this station
Jamaica
2 lines- E …
- F …
Manhattan
2 lines- E …
- F …
Also within a walk
- Jamaica-Van Wyck E0.4 milesE
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Queens Blvd/Main St, 650 feet away, for the Q20, Q44 SBS, Q60, T300 and QM68.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Queens Blvd/Main St Q20, Q44 SBS, Q60, T300 +1650 feetQ20 Q44 SBS Q60 T300 QM68
Next buses at this stop
- Q20 …
- Q44 SBS …
- Q60 …
- T300 …
- QM68 …
Cycling
- 27 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway southbound at Main Street & Queens Boulevard, 950 feet by car along the streets.
- 138-98 Queens Boulevard Gas station750 feet
- 153-10 88th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, May 2023
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11435
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24 and 29 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Jamaica Hills-Briarwood
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 800 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 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 library
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hoover - Manton Playgrounds Park1,120 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Briarwood Library1,130 feet
Houses of worship
- Our Lady of Cenacle Church House of worship880 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch440 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket480 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and ten food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Van Wyck Expressway & 87th Avenue Pedestrian Overpass 480 feet
- 87th Avenue & 138th Street 530 feet
- 86th Avenue & 139th Street 550 feet
- Van Wyck Expressway & Van Wyck Expressway/Hillside Avenue 550 feet
- Queens Boulevard & 138th Street 720 feet
- Queens Boulevard & Main Street 800 feet
- 139th Street & 86th Road 810 feet
- Queens Boulevard & 84th Drive 830 feet
See every intersection along 138th Street, 86th Avenue or 87th Avenue Pedestrian Overpass.