90th Avenue & 148th Street

The four-way crossing of 90th Avenue and 148th Street is in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. George Eagle Carr Community Garden is 130 feet away. The nearest subway, Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport, is about five minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 40 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport
1,210 feet · 5 min on foot · E, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
670 feet
Jamaica Av/147 Pl · Q54, Q56
Within a walk
16 places
5 religious buildings, 3 courthouses and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
90th Avenue & 148th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport, 1,210 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport E, J, Z
    1,210 feet
    E J Z

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Sutphin Blvd F
    0.3 miles
    F
  2. Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer E, J, Z
    0.4 miles
    E J Z

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/147 Pl, 670 feet away, for the Q54 and Q56.

  • 31 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Av/147 Pl Q54, Q56
    670 feet
    Q54 Q56

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q54 …
  2. Q56 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 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, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 137-21 Jamaica Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

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
52 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,200 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 1961.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the European hornbeam.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2020 and November 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 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 148th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of 90th 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 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-8:30AM

South side of 90th Avenue

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 410393, 410394, 414747 and 424256.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

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

  1. Jamaica Savings Bank Designated landmark
    550 feet

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
    620 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 courthouses
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 career or business center
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Sandra's Sunflower Child Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    560 feet
  2. Elite Stenotype Academy Trade or language school
    980 feet
  3. The Learning Experience Queens Jamaica Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,090 feet
Show all 4
  1. American Medical & Career Training Trade or language school
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. George Eagle Carr Community Garden
    130 feet
  2. Rufus King Park
    610 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. King Manor Museum Listed historic place
    1,060 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Civil Court Courthouse
    280 feet
  2. NYC Business Solutions Queens Center at the NYC Small Business Support Center Career or business center
    480 feet
  3. Supreme Court Civil Term Courthouse · landmark
    610 feet
Show all 4
  1. Surrogates Court Courthouse · landmark
    620 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    930 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    990 feet
  3. Capital One Bank branch
    1,080 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    460 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    810 feet
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    340 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 places to eat and 26 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 148th Street or 90th Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, 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.