Van Wyck Expressway & 135th Avenue
Van Wyck Expressway and 135th Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Baisley Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Hilton Holiday Gardens is 1,280 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 135 Av/142 St, is 980 feet away for the Q40. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and three places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1959, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 135 Av/142 St, 980 feet away, for the Q40.
- 1 route within a ten-minute walk
- 135 Av/142 St Q40980 feetQ40
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 station0.6 miles
- 135-30 140th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 130th Place Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11420
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 28
- Police precinct
- 113
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Baisley Park
- Elevation
- 28 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1959.
Trees
Fifteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 garden
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hilton Holiday Gardens Garden1,280 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat.
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, two of them within a three-minute walk:
- Van Wyck Expressway & 134th Avenue 310 feet
- 135th Avenue & 140th Street 610 feet
- Van Wyck Expressway & 132nd Avenue 830 feet
- 140th Street & 134th Avenue 840 feet
- 135th Avenue & 142nd Street 870 feet
- Van Wyck Expressway & 131st Avenue 1,090 feet
- 133rd Avenue & 140th Street 1,130 feet
- 133rd Avenue & 135th Place 1,130 feet
See every intersection along 135th Avenue or Van Wyck Expressway.