Archer Avenue & 147th Place

Archer Avenue and 147th Place meet at a three-way junction in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Jamaica Savings Bank stands 570 feet away, built in 1939. The nearest subway, Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport, is about a minute on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 43 places to eat. A bus lane runs along Archer Avenue, all day.

Safety record
5 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport
230 feet · 1 min on foot · E, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
Archer Av/Sutphin Blvd · Q20, Q24, Q44 SBS
Within a walk
12 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 2 courthouses and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Archer Avenue & 147th Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport, 230 feet from this corner, about a minute 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
    230 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. Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer E, J, Z
    1,250 feet
    E J Z
  2. Sutphin Blvd F
    0.4 miles
    F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Archer Av/Sutphin Blvd, 170 feet away, for the Q20, Q24 and Q44 SBS.

  • 34 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Archer Av/Sutphin Blvd Q20, Q24, Q44 SBS
    170 feet
    Q20 Q24 Q44 SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q20 …
  2. Q24 …
  3. Q44 SBS …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

  • 40 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 0.7 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
    910 feet
  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 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 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
44 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,100 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 2017 and 2023.

Since 2014 at least 1,457 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Fifteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the littleleaf linden and the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 14 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2024 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 147th Place

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 147th Place

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

North side of Archer Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 405303 and 414731.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Moderne, and built in 1939.

  1. Jamaica Savings Bank Designated landmark
    570 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 courthouses
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 career or business center
  • 1 garden
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Learning Experience Queens Jamaica Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    240 feet
  2. American Medical & Career Training Trade or language school
    400 feet
  3. Sunshine School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    800 feet
Show all 5
  1. Sunshine Developmental School Preschool
    820 feet
  2. Sandra's Sunflower Child Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    900 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rufus King Park
    1,070 feet
  2. George Eagle Carr Community Garden
    1,140 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. NYC Business Solutions Queens Center at the NYC Small Business Support Center Career or business center
    860 feet
  2. Civil Court Courthouse
    1,110 feet
  3. Queens County Family Court Courthouse
    1,270 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    600 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    640 feet
  3. Capital One Bank branch
    840 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    590 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,010 feet
  3. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    1,190 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,060 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 43 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 147th Place 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.