148th Street & 88th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 148th Street and 88th 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. Surrogates Court is 250 feet away. The nearest subway, Sutphin Blvd, is about three minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 17 places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Sutphin Blvd
670 feet · 3 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
88 Av/Sutphin Blvd · Q40
Within a walk
19 places
9 religious buildings, 3 courthouses and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
148th Street & 88th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Sutphin Blvd, 670 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Sutphin Blvd F
    670 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
1 line
  1. F …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …

Also within a walk

  1. Parsons Blvd F
    0.3 miles
    F
  2. Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport E, J, Z
    0.4 miles
    E J Z

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 88 Av/Sutphin Blvd, 310 feet away, for the Q40.

  • 26 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 88 Av/Sutphin Blvd Q40
    310 feet
    Q40

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q40 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 88th Avenue.

  • 42 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at 138th Street & Van Wyck Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 138-50 Hillside Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 153-10 88th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.3 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 nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

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
60 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 151 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 17 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2023 and December 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 148th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30AM-4PM SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM

West side of 148th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-9AM

North side of 88th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 406629, 412182, 419807, 419808 and 421925.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Modern Classical, and built between 1936 and 1939.

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at Queens Supreme Court.

  1. The Wheel of Justice Sculpture by Claudia DeMonte and Ed McGowin, 2002
    350 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 3 courthouses
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 career or business center
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Elite Stenotype Academy Trade or language school
    520 feet
  2. American Medical Career TRN Ctr Trade or language school
    1,130 feet
  3. Sandra's Sunflower Child Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,260 feet
Show all 4
  1. Happy Little Bear Day Care 11 Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. George Eagle Carr Community Garden
    600 feet
  2. Rufus King Park
    1,010 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Surrogates Court Courthouse · landmark
    250 feet
  2. Supreme Court Civil Term Courthouse · landmark
    250 feet
  3. Civil Court Courthouse
    710 feet
Show all 4
  1. NYC Business Solutions Queens Center at the NYC Small Business Support Center Career or business center
    1,230 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    660 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,090 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 148th Street or 88th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.