Booth Memorial Avenue & 142nd Street
Booth Memorial Avenue and 142nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Queensboro Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Kissena Corridor Park is 320 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Main St/Booth Memorial Av, is 810 feet away for the Q44 SBS, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them playgrounds, and 17 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Main St/Booth Memorial Av, 810 feet away, for the Q44 SBS.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Main St/Booth Memorial Av Q44 SBS810 feetQ44 SBS
Next buses at this stop
- Q44 SBS …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 142nd Street and Booth Memorial Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.5 miles 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 chargers1.1 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 4 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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
- 58 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 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 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 142nd Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 garden
- 1 hospital
- 1 library
- 1 park
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Lowell Upper School of Flushing School1,130 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Kissena Corridor Park320 feet
- Playground 146 Playground780 feet
- Evergreen Community Garden950 feet
Show all 4
- NYHMC Playground1,250 feet
Health care
- Newyork-Presbyterian/Queens Hospital910 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Queensboro Hill Library1,170 feet
Houses of worship
- St Anns Church House of worship820 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch930 feet
- Chase Bank branch1,020 feet
Supermarkets
- Yong Fa Supermarket Supermarket1,290 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 58th Avenue & 142nd Street 300 feet
- 142nd Street & 56th Road 300 feet
- 141st Street & Booth Memorial Avenue 380 feet
- 142nd Street & 58th Road 570 feet
- 58th Avenue & 141st Street 590 feet
- 146th Street & Booth Memorial Avenue 610 feet
- Main Street & Booth Memorial Avenue 820 feet
- 59th Avenue & 142nd Street 830 feet
See every intersection along 142nd Street or Booth Memorial Avenue.