149th Street & 95th Avenue

The three-way junction of 149th Street and 95th Avenue is in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Archer Ave New Post Office is 1,100 feet away. The nearest subway, Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer, is about five minutes on foot, for the E, J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 2021 and 2023, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · E, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
760 feet
Sutphin Blvd/95 Av · Q6, Q8, Q41, Q60
Within a walk
3 places
2 religious buildings and 1 post office, within five minutes

Map

Layers
149th Street & 95th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer E, J, Z
    0.3 miles
    E J Z

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
3 lines
  1. E …
  2. J …
  3. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport E, J, Z
    0.3 miles
    E J Z

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Jamaica Center Station Riders, Blue” (1991) by Sam Gilliam at the Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Sutphin Blvd/95 Av, 760 feet away, for the Q6, Q8, Q41 and Q60.

  • 34 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Sutphin Blvd/95 Av Q6, Q8, Q41, Q60
    760 feet
    Q6 Q8 Q41 Q60

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q6 …
  2. Q8 …
  3. Q41 …
  4. Q60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 24 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
    0.3 miles
  2. 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    1,160 feet
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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
37 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 2,200 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 2021 and 2023.

Since 2014 at least 1,035 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 7 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2019 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 149th Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 149th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 95th Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 post office

Community centers and public services

  1. Archer Ave New Post Office
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    970 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and ten 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 149th Street or 95th Avenue.

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