139th Street & Archer Avenue

The three-way junction of 139th Street and Archer Avenue is in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Howard Von Dohlen Playground is 290 feet away. The nearest subway, Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport, is about four minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and five places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport
1,070 feet · 4 min on foot · E, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
920 feet
94 Av/143 St · Q24
Within a walk
6 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 religious buildings and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
139th Street & Archer Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport, 1,070 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport E, J, Z
    1,070 feet
    E J Z

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
3 lines
  1. E …
  2. J …
  3. Z …
Manhattan
3 lines
  1. E …
  2. J …
  3. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. Sutphin Blvd F
    0.5 miles
    F
  2. Jamaica-Van Wyck E
    0.5 miles
    E

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 94 Av/143 St, 920 feet away, for the Q24.

  • 23 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 94 Av/143 St Q24
    920 feet
    Q24

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 2 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.

  1. 137-21 Jamaica Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11435
Community board
Queens Community Board 12
City Council district
24 and 27 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
103
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Jamaica
Elevation
41 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

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 1918 and 1932.

Trees

Nine trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 11 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and March 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 139th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of 139th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of Archer Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 playground
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Sunshine School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,080 feet
  2. Sunshine Developmental School Preschool
    1,100 feet
  3. American Medical & Career Training Trade or language school
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Howard Von Dohlen Playground
    290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and six food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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:

See every intersection along 139th Street or Archer Avenue.

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