Foch Boulevard & 140th Street
Foch Boulevard and 140th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Baisley Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Dr. Charles R. Drew Park is 740 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 142 St/Foch Blvd, is 520 feet away for the Q40, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them parks. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1940, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 142 St/Foch Blvd, 520 feet away, for the Q40.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 142 St/Foch Blvd Q40520 feetQ40
Next buses at this stop
- Q40 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 134-15 Rockaway Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 135-30 140th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 130th Place Fast charging for electric cars2.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, April 2023
- Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2023
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11436
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 28
- Police precinct
- 113
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Baisley Park
- Elevation
- 30 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 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 1920 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 140th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Foch Sitting Area Park310 feet
- Dr. Charles R. Drew Park740 feet
- Playground One Forty Playground980 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket920 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two food stores.
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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 139th Street & Foch Boulevard 260 feet
- 141st Street & Foch Boulevard 260 feet
- 142nd Street & Foch Boulevard 510 feet
- 116th Avenue & 140th Street 700 feet
- Van Wyck Expressway & 139th Street 730 feet
- Foch Boulevard & 142nd Place 770 feet
- 142nd Street & 116th Road 780 feet
- 120th Avenue & 140th Street 790 feet
See every intersection along 140th Street or Foch Boulevard.