156th Street & Tuskegee Airmen Way
The three-way junction of 156th Street and Tuskegee Airmen Way is in Jamaica, Queens, and is also named 761st Tank Battalion Avenue by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Emmanu-El in Zion Temple Grace is 650 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Tuskegee Airmen Way/155 St, is 220 feet away for the Q112, and 15 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Tuskegee Airmen Way/155 St, 220 feet away, for the Q112.
- 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Tuskegee Airmen Way/155 St Q112220 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, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 97-50 Sutphin Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 92-19 Guy R Brewer Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 60 Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
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)
- Jamaica
- Elevation
- 33 feet above sea level
This corner carries two co-namings: 761st Tank Battalion Avenue (Local Law 34 of 2014, enacted on July 9, 2014) and 452nd Anti-Aircraft Drive (Local Law 34 of 2014, enacted on July 9, 2014).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 24 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- 18 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2025 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Tuskegee Airmen Way
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
South side of Tuskegee Airmen Way
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 8 religious buildings
Houses of worship
- Emmanu-El in Zion Temple Grace House of worship650 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 157th Street & Tuskegee Airmen Way 270 feet
- 155th Street & Tuskegee Airmen Way 280 feet
- 154th Street & Tuskegee Airmen Way 550 feet
- 107th Avenue & 156th Street 610 feet
- 159th Street & Tuskegee Airmen Way 730 feet
- 155th Street & 107th Avenue 780 feet
- 153rd Street & Tuskegee Airmen Way 810 feet
- 157th Street & 107th Avenue 870 feet
See every intersection along 156th Street or Tuskegee Airmen Way.