Linden Boulevard & 142nd Street
Linden Boulevard and 142nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Baisley Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Joy Church DLCF is 1,110 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 142 St/Linden Blvd, is 40 feet away for the Q40, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them religious buildings. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1950, 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/Linden Blvd, 40 feet away, for the Q40.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 142 St/Linden Blvd Q4040 feetQ40
Next buses at this stop
- Q40 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 1,270 feet by car along the streets.
- 114-02 Van Wyck Expressway Gas station0.3 miles
- 135-30 140th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
- 130th Place Fast charging for electric cars2.7 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.
- 10 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
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)
- Baisley Park
- Elevation
- 29 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 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 1925 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2025 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 142nd Street
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
North side of Linden Boulevard
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Linden Boulevard
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Queens Transition Center School310 feet
- Jennys Exploring Minds Daycare Pre-K900 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Dr. Charles R. Drew Park1,250 feet
Houses of worship
- Joy Church DLCF House of worship1,110 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Linden Boulevard & 141st Street 260 feet
- Linden Boulevard & 143rd Street 270 feet
- Linden Boulevard & 140th Street 520 feet
- Linden Boulevard & 144th Street 540 feet
- 111th Avenue & 142nd Street 680 feet
- 115th Avenue & 142nd Street 680 feet
- 111th Avenue & 110th Avenue 780 feet
- Linden Boulevard & 139th Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 142nd Street or Linden Boulevard.