Van Wyck Expressway & 139th Street
Van Wyck Expressway and 139th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Baisley Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Playground One Forty is 310 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 142 St/120 Av, is 1,030 feet away for the Q40, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, six of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 142 St/120 Av, 1,030 feet away, for the Q40.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 142 St/120 Av Q401,030 feetQ40
Next buses at this stop
- Q40 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway southbound, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 134-15 Rockaway Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 135-30 140th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 130th Place Fast charging for electric cars2.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2023.
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
- 30 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
- 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, 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 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2014 and May 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Van Wyck Expressway
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 2 parks
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Success Academy Charter School - South Jamaica School1,030 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Playground One Forty Playground310 feet
- Foch Sitting Area Park450 feet
- Dr. Charles R. Drew Park1,180 feet
Houses of worship
- St Clement Pope Church House of worship1,170 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and four 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:
- Van Wyck Expressway & 120th Avenue 260 feet
- 139th Street & Foch Boulevard 470 feet
- 120th Avenue & 140th Street 510 feet
- Foch Boulevard & 140th Street 730 feet
- 120th Avenue & 141st Street 760 feet
- 140th Street & 123rd Avenue 920 feet
- 141st Street & Foch Boulevard 980 feet
- 120th Avenue & 142nd Street 1,010 feet
See every intersection along 139th Street or Van Wyck Expressway.