158th Street & Archer Avenue

The three-way junction of 158th Street and Archer Avenue is in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Queens County Family Court is 180 feet away. The nearest subway, Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer, is about a minute on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 20 places to eat. A bus lane runs along Archer Avenue, all day. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer
70 feet · 1 min on foot · E, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
30 feet
Archer Av/158 St · T300
Within a walk
17 places
5 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
158th Street & Archer Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer, 70 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer E, J, Z
    70 feet
    E J Z

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
3 lines
  1. E …
  2. J …
  3. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport E, J, Z
    0.3 miles
    E J Z
  2. Parsons Blvd F
    0.4 miles
    F

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Jamaica Center Station Riders, Blue” (1991) by Sam Gilliam at the Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Archer Av/158 St, 30 feet away, for the T300.

  • 34 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Archer Av/158 St T300
    30 feet
    T300

Next buses at this stop

  1. T300 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

  • 36 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.

  1. 97-50 Sutphin Boulevard Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    460 feet
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11433
Community board
Queens Community Board 12
City Council district
27
Police precinct
103
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Jamaica
Elevation
43 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 138 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 16 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2020 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 158th Street

  • No standing 8 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Archer Avenue

  • Bus layover only 3 signs MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and four buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1733 and 1862.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 cemetery
  • 1 courthouse
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Imagine Early Learning Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,000 feet
  2. The Learning Experience Queens Jamaica Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,080 feet
  3. Hearts and Minds Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,100 feet
Show all 5
  1. Zeta Charter School – Queens Jamaica School
    1,110 feet
  2. New York School of Career Education Trade or language school
    1,120 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rufus King Park
    510 feet
  2. Rufus King Park Playground
    1,080 feet
  3. Prospect Cemetery Listed historic place
    1,150 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. King Manor Museum Landmark · listed historic place
    570 feet
  2. St. Monica's Church Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Jamaica Performing Arts Center Theater or concert hall · landmark · listed historic place
    290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Grace Episcopal Church Landmark · listed historic place
    890 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Queens County Family Court Courthouse
    180 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,270 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 158th 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.