Memphis Avenue & Caney Lane
Memphis Avenue and Caney Lane meet at a four-way crossing in Rosedale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S./M.S. 138 Sunrise is 450 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Francis Lewis Blvd/249 St, is 1,030 feet away for the QM63, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Francis Lewis Blvd/249 St, 1,030 feet away, for the QM63.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Francis Lewis Blvd/249 St QM631,030 feetQM63
Next buses at this stop
- QM63 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Sunrise Highway & Belt Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 246-03 139th Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers0.5 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.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11422
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 31
- Police precinct
- 116
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Rosedale
- Elevation
- 16 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 1930 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2021 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Caney Lane
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
North side of Memphis Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S./M.S. 138 Sunrise School450 feet
Supermarkets
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.3 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 of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 253rd Street & Memphis Avenue 250 feet
- 250th Street & Memphis Avenue 250 feet
- 249th Street & Memphis Avenue 500 feet
- 254th Street & Memphis Avenue 500 feet
- Caney Lane & Weller Avenue 550 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & Caney Lane 550 feet
- 248th Street & Memphis Avenue 750 feet
- 255th Street & Memphis Avenue 750 feet
See every intersection along Caney Lane or Memphis Avenue.