109th Avenue & Lakewood Avenue
The three-way junction of 109th Avenue and Lakewood Avenue is in South Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Brooks Senior Center is 770 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 142 St/Lakewood Av, is 190 feet away for the Q40, and 11 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 142 St/Lakewood Av, 190 feet away, for the Q40.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 142 St/Lakewood Av Q40 · Shelter190 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.
- 111-02 Van Wyck Expressway Gas station0.4 miles
- 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
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)
- South Jamaica
- Elevation
- 31 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 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 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
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 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Lakewood Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 9 religious buildings
- 3 gardens
- 2 older adult centers
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Jennys Exploring Minds Daycare Pre-K1,220 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Back To Eden Community Garden730 feet
- Dunton Community Garden810 feet
- Norelli-Hargreaves Playground1,160 feet
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- Paradise Community Garden NY Garden1,180 feet
Houses of worship
- Brooks Methodist Church House of worship660 feet
- Joy Church DLCF House of worship850 feet
Community centers and public services
- Brooks Senior Center Older adult center770 feet
- Older adult center at 143-22 109th Avenue Older adult center770 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and five 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 of the 18 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 109th Avenue & 142nd Street 60 feet
- 109th Avenue & 141st Street 130 feet
- 109th Avenue & 142nd Street at Lakewood Avenue 150 feet
- 141st Street & Lakewood Avenue 240 feet
- Remington Street & Lakewood Avenue 320 feet
- 142nd Street & 107th Road 330 feet
- 109th Avenue & Remington Street 370 feet
- 109th Avenue & 139th Street 420 feet
See every intersection along 109th Avenue or Lakewood Avenue.