148th Street & Archer Avenue

The three-way junction of 148th Street and Archer Avenue is in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Rufus King Park is 870 feet away. The nearest subway, Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport, is about two minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 32 places to eat. A bus lane runs along Archer Avenue, all day.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport
430 feet · 2 min on foot · E, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
370 feet
Archer Av/Sutphin Blvd · Q20, Q24, Q44 SBS
Within a walk
12 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 2 courthouses and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
148th Street & Archer Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport, 430 feet from this corner, about two 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
    430 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. Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer E, J, Z
    1,050 feet
    E J Z
  2. Sutphin Blvd F
    0.4 miles
    F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Archer Av/Sutphin Blvd, 370 feet away, for the Q20, Q24 and Q44 SBS.

  • 34 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Archer Av/Sutphin Blvd Q20, Q24, Q44 SBS
    370 feet
    Q20 Q24 Q44 SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q20 …
  2. Q24 …
  3. Q44 SBS …

Live arrivals

Archer Avenue carries a bus lane, all day, every day.

Cycling

  • 34 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 97-50 Sutphin Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    710 feet
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
44 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2017 and 2023.

Since 2014 at least 1,457 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 18 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2021 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 148th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 148th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Archer Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-5PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 414733 and 420413.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Moderne, and built in 1939.

  1. Jamaica Savings Bank Designated landmark
    700 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 courthouses
  • 1 career or business center
  • 1 garden
  • 1 museum
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Learning Experience Queens Jamaica Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    40 feet
  2. American Medical & Career Training Trade or language school
    600 feet
  3. Sunshine School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,000 feet
Show all 5
  1. Sunshine Developmental School Preschool
    1,020 feet
  2. Sandra's Sunflower Child Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,050 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rufus King Park
    870 feet
  2. George Eagle Carr Community Garden
    1,190 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. King Manor Museum Listed historic place
    1,150 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. NYC Business Solutions Queens Center at the NYC Small Business Support Center Career or business center
    910 feet
  2. Queens County Family Court Courthouse
    1,070 feet
  3. Civil Court Courthouse
    1,160 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    790 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    800 feet
  3. Capital One Bank branch
    990 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    390 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,210 feet
  3. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,110 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 places to eat and 23 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 148th Street or Archer 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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.