Van Wyck Expressway & 115th Avenue
Van Wyck Expressway and 115th Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Baisley Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Dr. Charles R. Drew Park is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Linden Blvd/Van WYCK Expwy, is 720 feet away for the QM63, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Linden Blvd/Van WYCK Expwy, 720 feet away, for the QM63.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Linden Blvd/Van WYCK Expwy QM63720 feetQM63
Next buses at this stop
- QM63 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 910 feet by car along the streets.
- 114-02 Van Wyck Expressway Gas station1,150 feet
- 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 12 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 March 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2025
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
- 31 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 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 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 28 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2020 and March 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 115th Avenue
- Road tests only 4 signs NYS ROAD TEST ONLY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 8AM-6PM
East side of Van Wyck Expressway
- No standing 12 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM
West side of Van Wyck Expressway
- No standing 12 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Dr. Charles R. Drew Park50 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two food stores.
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 corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- 115th Avenue & 139th Street 260 feet
- 115th Avenue & 140th Street 520 feet
- Van Wyck Expressway & 116th Avenue 680 feet
- 115th Avenue & 141st Street 780 feet
- 116th Avenue & 139th Street 930 feet
- Linden Boulevard & 139th Street 940 feet
- 115th Avenue & 142nd Street 1,040 feet
- 116th Avenue & 140th Street 1,180 feet
See every intersection along 115th Avenue or Van Wyck Expressway.