95th Avenue & 143rd Street

The three-way junction of 95th Avenue and 143rd Street is in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Gateway Park is 630 feet away. The nearest subway, Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport, is about six minutes on foot, for the E, J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1935, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
9 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · E, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
95 Av/Cresskill Pl · Q24
Within a walk
5 places
2 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
95th Avenue & 143rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport E, J, Z
    0.3 miles
    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 …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 95 Av/Cresskill Pl, 310 feet away, for the Q24.

  • 21 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 95 Av/Cresskill Pl Q24
    310 feet
    Q24

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 95th Avenue.

  • 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
39 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1935.

Trees

NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2020 and July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 143rd Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 143rd Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of 95th Avenue

  • No standing 10 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Concerned Parents of Jamaica Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,110 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Gateway Park
    630 feet
  2. Gateway Park Playground
    800 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,150 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and eight 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 of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 143rd Street or 95th 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.