Van Wyck Expressway & 135th Avenue at 135th Place

Van Wyck Expressway, 135th Avenue and 135th Place meet at a four-way crossing in South Ozone Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Police Officer Edward Byrne Park is 850 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 135 Rd/130 Pl, is 0.3 miles away for the Q37, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites.

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Van Wyck Expressway & 135th Avenue at 135th Place Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 135 Rd/130 Pl, 0.3 miles away, for the Q37.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 135 Rd/130 Pl Q37
    0.3 miles
    Q37

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q37 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway southbound, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 130-11 North Conduit Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 135-30 140th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 130th Place Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 1 person 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
21 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 300 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 1930 and 1950.

Trees

Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand 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
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2014 and June 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 135th Avenue

  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 135th Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

East side of Van Wyck Expressway

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Susan Day Care for Little Angels Pre-K
    1,100 feet
  2. Aim High Leadership Center Pre-K
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Police Officer Edward Byrne Park
    850 feet
  2. Police Officer Edward Byrne Park Playground
    1,100 feet

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Parks and NYC Health, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.