Van Wyck Expressway & 132nd Avenue
Van Wyck Expressway and 132nd Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Baisley Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, 135 Av/142 St, is 0.3 miles away for the Q40, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1945, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 135 Av/142 St, 0.3 miles away, for the Q40.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 135 Av/142 St Q400.3 milesQ40
Next buses at this stop
- Q40 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 134-15 Rockaway Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 135-30 140th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 130th Place Fast charging for electric cars2.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 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
- 24 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 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 1925 and 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Van Wyck Expressway
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM
Within a walk
How places are listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, two of them within a three-minute walk:
- Van Wyck Expressway & 131st Avenue 260 feet
- Van Wyck Expressway & 134th Avenue 520 feet
- 133rd Avenue & 135th Place 820 feet
- 133rd Avenue & 140th Street 820 feet
- Van Wyck Expressway & 135th Avenue 830 feet
- 130th Avenue & 140th Street 880 feet
- 133rd Avenue & 135th Street 1,080 feet
- 140th Street & 134th Avenue 1,110 feet
See every intersection along 132nd Avenue or Van Wyck Expressway.