149th Street & Archer Avenue

The three-way junction of 149th Street and Archer 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. George Eagle Carr Community Garden is 1,070 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 12 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 28 places to eat. A bus lane runs along Archer Avenue, all day.

Safety record
2 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport
660 feet · 3 min on foot · E, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
570 feet
Jamaica Av/150 St · Q41, Q56
Within a walk
12 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 1 career or business center and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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149th Street & Archer Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport, 660 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
    660 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
    820 feet
    E J Z
  2. Sutphin Blvd F
    0.5 miles
    F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/150 St, 570 feet away, for the Q41 and Q56.

  • 34 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Av/150 St Q41, Q56
    570 feet
    Q41 Q56

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q41 …
  2. Q56 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

  • 30 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
    0.5 miles
  2. 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    480 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 four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

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

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
44 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 1,049 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2021 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 149th Street

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

West side of 149th Street

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

North side of Archer Avenue

  • Bus layover only 1 sign MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-5PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 415685 and 420415.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Mid-18th century Colonial, and built between 1733 and 1755.

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
  • 1 career or business center
  • 1 courthouse
  • 1 garden
  • 1 museum
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Learning Experience Queens Jamaica Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    200 feet
  2. American Medical & Career Training Trade or language school
    830 feet
  3. Sandra's Sunflower Child Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,230 feet
Show all 5
  1. Sunshine School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,230 feet
  2. Sunshine Developmental School Preschool
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rufus King Park
    640 feet
  2. George Eagle Carr Community Garden
    1,070 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. King Manor Museum Landmark · listed historic place
    920 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Jamaica Performing Arts Center Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,150 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Queens County Family Court Courthouse
    840 feet
  2. NYC Business Solutions Queens Center at the NYC Small Business Support Center Career or business center
    1,090 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    970 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,020 feet
  3. Capital One Bank branch
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,290 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 places to eat and 20 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 149th 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.