148th Street & Lowe Court

The three-way junction of 148th Street and Lowe Court is in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. NYC Business Solutions Queens Center at the NYC Small Business Support Center is 210 feet away. The nearest subway, Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport, is about three minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 31 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport
880 feet · 3 min on foot · E, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
Jamaica Av/147 Pl · Q54, Q56
Within a walk
15 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 3 courthouses and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
148th Street & Lowe Court Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport, 880 feet from this corner, about three 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
    880 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
    0.3 miles
    F
  2. Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer E, J, Z
    0.3 miles
    E J Z

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/147 Pl, 310 feet away, for the Q54 and Q56.

  • 31 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Av/147 Pl Q54, Q56
    310 feet
    Q54 Q56

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q54 …
  2. Q56 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 62 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, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 137-21 Jamaica Avenue Gas station
    0.6 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
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2024.

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
49 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 787 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2022 and September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on 148th Street (west side).

East side of 148th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of Lowe Court

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-8:30AM

South side of Lowe Court

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 410394, 416261 and 420898.

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
    350 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. The Learning Experience Queens Jamaica Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    730 feet
  2. Sandra's Sunflower Child Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    780 feet
  3. American Medical & Career Training Trade or language school
    980 feet
Show all 6
  1. Sunshine School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,120 feet
  2. Sunshine Developmental School Preschool
    1,180 feet
  3. Elite Stenotype Academy Trade or language school
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. George Eagle Carr Community Garden
    490 feet
  2. Rufus King Park
    970 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. King Manor Museum Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. NYC Business Solutions Queens Center at the NYC Small Business Support Center Career or business center
    210 feet
  2. Civil Court Courthouse
    460 feet
  3. Supreme Court Civil Term Courthouse
    970 feet
Show all 4
  1. Surrogates Court Courthouse
    980 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    580 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    630 feet
  3. Capital One Bank branch
    790 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    450 feet
  2. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    680 feet
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    410 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 places to eat and 22 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 Lowe Court.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, 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.