150th Street & 148th Street at Tuskegee Airmen Way
The five-way junction of 150th Street, 148th Street and Tuskegee Airmen Way is in Jamaica, Queens, and is also named 2nd Lt. Harry A. Sheppard Corner by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Christ Apostolic Church Wosem is 1,050 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Tuskegee Airmen Way/Sutphin Blvd, is 350 feet away for the Q112, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Tuskegee Airmen Way/Sutphin Blvd, 350 feet away, for the Q112.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Tuskegee Airmen Way/Sutphin Blvd Q112350 feetQ112
Next buses at this stop
- Q112 …
Cycling
- 3 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.
- 97-50 Sutphin Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 9 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11435
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 28
- Police precinct
- 103
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Jamaica
- Elevation
- 28 feet above sea level
This corner carries three co-namings: 2nd Lt. Harry A. Sheppard Corner (Local Law 34 of 2014, enacted on July 9, 2014), 2nd Lt. Haldane King Corner (Local Law 34 of 2014, enacted on July 9, 2014) and 2nd Lt. Samuel Lynn Corner (Local Law 34 of 2014, enacted on July 9, 2014).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on each of these co-names.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 21 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 150th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
West side of 150th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
North side of Tuskegee Airmen Way
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
South side of Tuskegee Airmen Way
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 13 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Bright Start Early Learning Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,130 feet
Houses of worship
- Emmanu-El in Zion Temple Grace House of worship590 feet
- Christ Apostolic Church Wosem House of worship1,050 feet
- St Pius V Church House of worship1,210 feet
Supermarkets
- Shop Fair Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and nine food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 153rd Street & Tuskegee Airmen Way 270 feet
- 148th Street & 106th Avenue 300 feet
- 150th Street & 107th Avenue 340 feet
- Sutphin Boulevard & Tuskegee Airmen Way 380 feet
- 154th Street & Tuskegee Airmen Way 520 feet
- 107th Avenue & Sutphin Boulevard 520 feet
- 150th Street & Sutphin Boulevard 560 feet
- 148th Street & 105th Avenue 590 feet
See every intersection along 148th Street, 150th Street or Tuskegee Airmen Way.