106th Avenue & Waltham Street
The four-way crossing of 106th Avenue and Waltham Street is in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Norelli-Hargreaves Memorial Triangle is 640 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Waltham St/Liberty Av, is 560 feet away for the Q112, and 11 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, seven of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Waltham St/Liberty Av, 560 feet away, for the Q112.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Waltham St/Liberty Av Q112560 feetQ112
Next buses at this stop
- Q112 …
Cycling
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 97-50 Sutphin Boulevard Gas station1,120 feet
- 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11435
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 28
- Police precinct
- 103
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Jamaica
- Elevation
- 39 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in April 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Waltham Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 1 fire station
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 050 Talfourd Lawn Elementary School1,160 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Norelli-Hargreaves Memorial Triangle640 feet
Houses of worship
- St Pius V Church House of worship450 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 303/Ladder 126 Fire station1,180 feet
Supermarkets
- Shop Fair Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and four food stores.
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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 105th Avenue & Waltham Street 300 feet
- Tuskegee Airmen Way & Waltham Street 300 feet
- Sutphin Boulevard & 106th Avenue 350 feet
- 106th Avenue & Liverpool Street 360 feet
- 107th Avenue & Waltham Street 560 feet
- Liberty Avenue & Waltham Street 590 feet
- Sutphin Boulevard & Tuskegee Airmen Way 650 feet
- Sutphin Boulevard & 105th Avenue 650 feet
See every intersection along 106th Avenue or Waltham Street.