Rockaway Boulevard & 145th Street
Rockaway Boulevard and 145th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Baisley Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Jehovah Witnesses Baisley Park is 310 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Rockaway Blvd/145 St, is 50 feet away for the Q7, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them religious buildings, and 15 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Blvd/145 St, 50 feet away, for the Q7.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rockaway Blvd/145 St Q750 feetQ7
Next buses at this stop
- Q7 …
Cycling
- 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 148-02 Rockaway Boulevard Gas station1,280 feet
- 135-30 140th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 130th Place Fast charging for electric cars2.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 9 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 November 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 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
- 16 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
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 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2023 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Rockaway Boulevard
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 6AM-6PM ALL DAYS
South side of Rockaway Boulevard
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 1 older adult center
Schools and child care
- The Ivy Academy Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K230 feet
Houses of worship
- Jehovah Witnesses Baisley Park House of worship310 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 123-10 143rd Street Older adult center790 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 302/Ladder 155 Fire station410 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket480 feet
- Food World Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and four 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Rockaway Boulevard & 144th Street 270 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & Inwood Street 330 feet
- Sutter Avenue & 145th Street 510 feet
- 145th Street & 123rd Avenue 530 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & 143rd Street 540 feet
- Rockaway Boulevard & 146th Street 580 feet
- 144th Street & 123rd Avenue 680 feet
- Sutter Avenue & 144th Street 770 feet
See every intersection along 145th Street or Rockaway Boulevard.