143rd Street & 94th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 143rd Street and 94th Avenue is in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Howard Von Dohlen Playground is 1,150 feet away. The nearest subway, Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport, is about five minutes on foot, for the E, J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them playgrounds, and 18 places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1935, almost all in houses of one or two.

Safety record
8 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · E, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
94 Av/143 St · Q24
Within a walk
5 places
2 playgrounds, 2 religious buildings and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
143rd Street & 94th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport E, J, Z
    0.3 miles
    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 …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 94 Av/143 St, 100 feet away, for the Q24.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 94th Avenue.

  • 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 134-30 Atlantic Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11435
Community board
Queens Community Board 12
City Council district
27
Police precinct
103
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Jamaica
Elevation
36 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 400 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 1935.

Trees

NYC Parks records 21 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2020 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 143rd Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 143rd Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of 94th Avenue

  • No stopping 13 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of 94th Avenue

  • No standing 8 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 park

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Gateway Park
    620 feet
  2. Gateway Park Playground
    640 feet
  3. Howard Von Dohlen Playground
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    930 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 18 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 143rd Street or 94th Avenue.

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