Linden Boulevard & 140th Street
Linden Boulevard and 140th Street meet at a four-way crossing in South Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Dr. Charles R. Drew Park is 730 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Linden Blvd/142 St, is 500 feet away for the Q51, QM21 and QM65, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven 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/142 St, 500 feet away, for the Q51, QM21 and QM65.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Linden Blvd/142 St Q51, QM21, QM65500 feetQ51 QM21 QM65
Next buses at this stop
- Q51 …
- QM21 …
- QM65 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 750 feet by car along the streets.
- 114-02 Van Wyck Expressway Gas station980 feet
- 135-30 140th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
- 130th Place Fast charging for electric cars2.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, June 2019
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
- 31 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 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Linden Boulevard
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Linden Boulevard
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Queens Transition Center School830 feet
- Jennys Exploring Minds Daycare Pre-K910 feet
- Book Smart Early Learning Child Care Preschool, ages 2 to 51,260 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Dr. Charles R. Drew Park730 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and three 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, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Linden Boulevard & 139th Street 260 feet
- Linden Boulevard & 141st Street 260 feet
- Linden Boulevard & 142nd Street 520 feet
- 115th Avenue & 140th Street 680 feet
- 111th Avenue & 140th Street 680 feet
- Linden Boulevard & 143rd Street 790 feet
- 115th Avenue & 141st Street 940 feet
- 115th Avenue & 139th Street 940 feet
See every intersection along 140th Street or Linden Boulevard.