147th Street & Jewel Avenue
The four-way crossing of 147th Street and Jewel Avenue is in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Yeshiva of Central Queens is 920 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Jewel Av/Main St, is 520 feet away for the Q64, Q74, QM4 and QM44, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, five of them religious buildings, and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Jewel Av/Main St, 520 feet away, for the Q64, Q74, QM4 and QM44.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jewel Av/Main St Q64, Q74, QM4, QM44520 feetQ64 Q74 QM4 QM44
Next buses at this stop
- Q64 …
- Q74 …
- QM4 …
- QM44 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Jewel Avenue.
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at Park Drive East, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 67-24 Main Street Gas station0.4 miles
- 70-31A 108th Street Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers1.5 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2 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.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, February 2025
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11367
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Kew Gardens Hills
- Elevation
- 72 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 27 signs on these blocks
- 10 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2018 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 147th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 10:30AM-NOON
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 10:30AM-NOON
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 147th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 10:30AM-NOON
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 10:30AM-NOON
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Jewel Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 10:30AM-NOON
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8AM-9AM
South side of Jewel Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 10:30AM-NOON
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8AM-9AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Yeshiva of Central Queens School920 feet
- Judi`s Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,050 feet
Supermarkets
- Seasons Express Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 147th Street & 69th Road 260 feet
- 147th Street & 70th Avenue 270 feet
- 147th Street & 69th Avenue 510 feet
- 147th Street & 70th Road 530 feet
- Main Street & Jewel Avenue 590 feet
- 69th Road & 68th Drive 650 feet
- 147th Street & 68th Drive 660 feet
- 150th Street & Jewel Avenue 670 feet
See every intersection along 147th Street or Jewel Avenue.