Grand Central Parkway & 139th Street
Grand Central Parkway and 139th Street meet at a three-way junction in Jamaica Hills-Briarwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Main St/Grand Central Pkwy, is 1,020 feet away for the Q20, and 19 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1975, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Main St/Grand Central Pkwy, 1,020 feet away, for the Q20.
- 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Main St/Grand Central Pkwy Q201,020 feetQ20
Next buses at this stop
- Q20 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & Union Turnpike, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 146-15 Union Turnpike Gas station0.5 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Charging for electric cars, 31 Level 2 chargers and three fast chargers1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.
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
- 90 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1975.
Trees
NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and November 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 139th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
West side of 139th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 10:30AM-NOON
South side of Grand Central Parkway
- No parking 13 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Ira's Parkway Daycare & Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K690 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
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 nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 82nd Avenue & 139th Street 260 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 141st Street 510 feet
- 138th Street & Coolidge Avenue 680 feet
- 82nd Avenue & 138th Street 690 feet
- 141st Street & Coolidge Avenue 770 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & Main Street 920 feet
- 138th Street & Hoover Avenue 930 feet
- 141st Street & Hoover Avenue 1,030 feet
See every intersection along 139th Street or Grand Central Parkway.