89th Avenue & 148th Street

The four-way crossing of 89th Avenue and 148th Street is in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Supreme Court Civil Term is 260 feet away. The nearest subway, Sutphin Blvd, is about four minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 27 places to eat. About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1931 and 1962, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
4 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Sutphin Blvd
1,060 feet · 4 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
710 feet
88 Av/Sutphin Blvd · Q40
Within a walk
17 places
9 religious buildings, 3 courthouses and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
89th Avenue & 148th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Sutphin Blvd, 1,060 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Sutphin Blvd F
    1,060 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
1 line
  1. F …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 88 Av/Sutphin Blvd, 710 feet away, for the Q40.

  • 28 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 88 Av/Sutphin Blvd Q40
    710 feet
    Q40

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q40 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 89th Avenue.

  • 50 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at 138th Street & Van Wyck Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 137-21 Jamaica Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 153-10 88th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported ten 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
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11435
Community board
Queens Community Board 12
City Council district
27
Police precinct
103
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Jamaica
Elevation
55 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1931 and 1962.

Since 2014 at least 151 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 41 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2024 and December 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 148th Street

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 148th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-9AM

North side of 89th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 89th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 406629, 406630, 409522 and 414747.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1936 and 1939.

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at Queens Supreme Court.

  1. The Wheel of Justice Sculpture by Claudia DeMonte and Ed McGowin, 2002
    350 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 3 courthouses
  • 1 career or business center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Elite Stenotype Academy Trade or language school
    670 feet
  2. Sandra's Sunflower Child Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    860 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. George Eagle Carr Community Garden
    210 feet
  2. Rufus King Park
    620 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Supreme Court Civil Term Courthouse · landmark
    260 feet
  2. Surrogates Court Courthouse · landmark
    270 feet
  3. Civil Court Courthouse
    310 feet
Show all 4
  1. NYC Business Solutions Queens Center at the NYC Small Business Support Center Career or business center
    830 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,060 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,230 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    600 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    1,160 feet
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    690 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 places to eat and 21 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 148th Street or 89th 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.