Main Street & 139th Street
Main Street and 139th Street meet at a three-way junction in Jamaica Hills-Briarwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Archbishop Molloy High School is 420 feet away. The nearest subway, Briarwood, is about three minutes on foot, for the E and F. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and six places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1953 and 1959, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Briarwood, 680 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Briarwood E, F680 feetE F
Next trains at this station
Jamaica
2 lines- E …
- F …
Manhattan
2 lines- E …
- F …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Main St/139 St, 110 feet away, for the Q20 and Q44 SBS.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Main St/139 St Q20, Q44 SBS · Shelter110 feetQ20 Q44 SBS
Next buses at this stop
- Q20 …
- Q44 SBS …
Cycling
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway southbound at Main Street & Queens Boulevard, 860 feet by car along the streets.
- 138-98 Queens Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Charging for electric cars, 31 Level 2 chargers and three fast chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
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
- 113 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1953 and 1959.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 18 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 139th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
West side of 139th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 10:30AM-NOON
West side of Main Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 10:30AM-NOON
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 library
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Archbishop Molloy High School420 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hoover - Manton Playgrounds Park440 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Briarwood Library560 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,270 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and eight food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Main Street & Manton Street 390 feet
- 83rd Avenue & 139th Street 640 feet
- Manton Street & Pershing Crescent 700 feet
- Queens Boulevard & Main Street 780 feet
- 141st Street & 83rd Avenue 830 feet
- Queens Boulevard & 138th Street 860 feet
- Van Wyck Expressway & Queens Boulevard 900 feet
- 84th Drive & Manton Street 930 feet
See every intersection along 139th Street or Main Street.