Rockaway Boulevard & 140th Street
Rockaway Boulevard and 140th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Baisley Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 1,717 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Al-Ihsan Academy is 1,110 feet away, and Humble Way Church of God in Christ is 1,310 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Rockaway Blvd/Van WYCK Expwy, is 440 feet away for the Q7. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Blvd/Van WYCK Expwy, 440 feet away, for the Q7.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rockaway Blvd/Van WYCK Expwy Q7440 feetQ7
Next buses at this stop
- Q7 …
Cycling
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 500 feet by car along the streets.
- 134-15 Rockaway Boulevard Gas station920 feet
- 135-30 140th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 130th Place Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, May 2015
- Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2021
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 1,717 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 488th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 1,191 more were issued.
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
- 22 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- 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 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2017 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 140th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
North side of Rockaway Boulevard
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Rockaway Boulevard
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 11 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 schools
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Success Academy Charter School - South Jamaica School800 feet
- Al-Ishan Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K1,060 feet
- Al-Ihsan Academy School1,110 feet
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- Aim High Leadership Center, Three Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,190 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Playground One Forty Playground80 feet
Houses of worship
- St Clement Pope Church House of worship390 feet
- Humble Way Church of God in Christ House of worship1,310 feet
Bank branches
- Citibank Bank branch1,280 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.4 miles
- Western Beef Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Rockaway Boulevard & 141st Street 220 feet
- 140th Street & 123rd Avenue 240 feet
- 140th Street & Bascom Avenue 300 feet
- 141st Street & 123rd Avenue 460 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & 142nd Street 480 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & 135th Place 570 feet
- 120th Avenue & 140th Street 650 feet
- 142nd Street & 123rd Avenue 690 feet
See every intersection along 140th Street or Rockaway Boulevard.