156th Street & 108th Avenue
The three-way junction of 156th Street and 108th Avenue is in South Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Marconi Park is 40 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 157 St/109 Av, is 860 feet away for the Q60, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and one place to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 157 St/109 Av, 860 feet away, for the Q60.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 157 St/109 Av Q60860 feetQ60
Next buses at this stop
- Q60 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 97-50 Sutphin Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11433
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 28
- Police precinct
- 103
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- South Jamaica
- Elevation
- 26 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 84 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 156th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Art Deco, and built between 1932 and 1936.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 8 religious buildings
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 garden
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- David N. Dinkins School690 feet
- P.S. 048 William Wordsworth Pre-K690 feet
- Afro-American Parents Educational Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K890 feet
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- Bright Start Early Learning Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,020 feet
- Bright Kids Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,190 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Marconi Park40 feet
- Marconi Park Playground810 feet
- George Washington Carver Botanical Garden1,230 feet
Houses of worship
- St Joseph Church South Jamaica House of worship960 feet
- Christ Apostolic Church Wosem House of worship1,060 feet
- Emmanu-El in Zion Temple Grace House of worship1,140 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 155th Street & 108th Avenue 260 feet
- 157th Street & 108th Avenue 260 feet
- 154th Street & 108th Avenue 520 feet
- 154th Street & Arlington Terrace 590 feet
- 107th Avenue & 156th Street 660 feet
- 159th Street & 108th Avenue 730 feet
- 154th Street & Yates Road 750 feet
- 155th Street & 107th Avenue 920 feet
See every intersection along 108th Avenue or 156th Street.