149th Street & Lowe Court

The three-way junction of 149th Street and Lowe Court is in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Jamaica Savings Bank, one of two Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 700 feet away. The nearest subway, Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport, is about five minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, four of them courthouses, and 25 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport
1,220 feet · 5 min on foot · E, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
630 feet
Jamaica Av/150 St · Q41, Q56
Within a walk
11 places
4 courthouses, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
149th Street & Lowe Court Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport, 1,220 feet from this corner, about five 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
    1,220 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
    0.3 miles
    E J Z
  2. Sutphin Blvd F
    0.4 miles
    F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/150 St, 630 feet away, for the Q41 and Q56.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q41 …
  2. Q56 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 44 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, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 137-21 Jamaica Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.3 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 eight 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 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
47 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,800 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 1931 and 1957.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 17 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 3 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 8:30am to 7pm on 149th Street (east side).

West side of 149th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 3PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-3PM 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: 407131, 420898 and 420899.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and four buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1733 and 1939.

  1. Jamaica Savings Bank Designated landmark
    700 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. The Learning Experience Queens Jamaica Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    810 feet
  2. Sandra's Sunflower Child Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,120 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. George Eagle Carr Community Garden
    460 feet
  2. Rufus King Park
    630 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. King Manor Museum Landmark · listed historic place
    1,030 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. NYC Business Solutions Queens Center at the NYC Small Business Support Center Career or business center
    550 feet
  2. Civil Court Courthouse
    730 feet
  3. Queens County Family Court Courthouse
    1,140 feet
Show all 5
  1. Supreme Court Civil Term Courthouse
    1,160 feet
  2. Surrogates Court Courthouse
    1,170 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    930 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    980 feet
  3. Capital One Bank branch
    1,130 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    490 feet
  2. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    1,010 feet
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    760 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 places to eat and 21 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 149th 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.