Van Wyck Expressway & 115th Avenue
Van Wyck Expressway and 115th Avenue meet at a three-way junction in South Ozone Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Frederick B. Judge Playground is 1,180 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Lincoln St/115 Av, is 730 feet away for the Q9, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Lincoln St/115 Av, 730 feet away, for the Q9.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Lincoln St/115 Av Q9730 feetQ9
Next buses at this stop
- Q9 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway southbound, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 114-02 Van Wyck Expressway Gas station0.3 miles
- 135-30 140th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 130th Place Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11420
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 28
- Police precinct
- 106
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- South Ozone Park
- Elevation
- 33 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 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 24 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
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Book Smart Early Learning Child Care Preschool, ages 2 to 51,120 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Frederick B. Judge Playground1,180 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
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 115th Avenue & 135th Street 280 feet
- 134th Street & 115th Avenue 530 feet
- Van Wyck Expressway & 116th Avenue 680 feet
- 115th Avenue & Lincoln Street 740 feet
- 115th Avenue & 133rd Street 800 feet
- 133rd Street & Lincoln Street 930 feet
- 116th Avenue & 135th Street 950 feet
- Linden Boulevard & 135th Street 960 feet
See every intersection along 115th Avenue or Van Wyck Expressway.