Linden Boulevard & 139th Street
Linden Boulevard and 139th Street meet at a four-way crossing in South Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Frederick B. Judge Playground is 1,060 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Linden Blvd/Van WYCK Expwy, is 250 feet away for the QM63, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them religious buildings, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Linden Blvd/Van WYCK Expwy, 250 feet away, for the QM63.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Linden Blvd/Van WYCK Expwy QM63250 feetQM63
Next buses at this stop
- QM63 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 490 feet by car along the streets.
- 114-02 Van Wyck Expressway Gas station730 feet
- 135-30 140th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
- 130th Place Fast charging for electric cars2.6 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.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, January 2020
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)
- South Jamaica
- Elevation
- 32 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 1920 and 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Linden Boulevard
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Linden Boulevard
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Book Smart Early Learning Child Care Preschool, ages 2 to 51,000 feet
- Queens Transition Center School1,090 feet
- Jennys Exploring Minds Daycare Pre-K1,160 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Dr. Charles R. Drew Park720 feet
- Frederick B. Judge Playground1,060 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and 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 nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Linden Boulevard & 140th Street 260 feet
- Linden Boulevard & 141st Street 520 feet
- 115th Avenue & 139th Street 680 feet
- 111th Avenue & 139th Street 710 feet
- Linden Boulevard & 142nd Street 780 feet
- Linden Boulevard & 135th Street 840 feet
- Van Wyck Expressway & 115th Avenue 940 feet
- Van Wyck Expressway & 111th Avenue 940 feet
See every intersection along 139th Street or Linden Boulevard.