159th Street & Tuskegee Airmen Way
The three-way junction of 159th Street and Tuskegee Airmen Way is in Jamaica, Queens, at the edge of NYCHA's South Jamaica II development, and is also named 26th Regiment United States Colored Troops Drive by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest subway, Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer, is about eight minutes on foot, for the E, J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, nine of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- 3 lines at the nearest station
- Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer E, J, Z0.4 milesE J Z
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
3 lines- E …
- J …
- Z …
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 Tuskegee Airmen Way/160 St, 70 feet away, for the Q112.
- 27 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Tuskegee Airmen Way/160 St Q11270 feetQ112
Next buses at this stop
- Q112 …
Cycling
- 6 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
- 92-19 Guy R Brewer Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 60 Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.7 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 October 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
- 32 feet above sea level
This corner carries two co-namings: 26th Regiment United States Colored Troops Drive (Local Law 34 of 2014, enacted on July 9, 2014) and 369th Infantry Regiment “Harlem Hellfighters” Lane (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 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1942 and 1960.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's South Jamaica II development.
Trees
NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the European hornbeam.
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- 7 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Tuskegee Airmen Way
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 9 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- ParentsChoice Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 51,260 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 160th Street & Tuskegee Airmen Way 240 feet
- 157th Street & Tuskegee Airmen Way 460 feet
- Tuskegee Airmen Way & Union Hall Street 600 feet
- 159th Street & 107th Avenue 720 feet
- 156th Street & Tuskegee Airmen Way 730 feet
- 160th Street & Liberty Avenue 860 feet
- Guy R Brewer Boulevard & Tuskegee Airmen Way 890 feet
- 160th Street & 107th Avenue 960 feet
See every intersection along 159th Street or Tuskegee Airmen Way.