Inwood Street & Lakewood Avenue
Inwood Street and Lakewood Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in South Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Brooks Senior Center is 700 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Lakewood Av/Pinegrove St, is 380 feet away for the Q41, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them gardens. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1931, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Lakewood Av/Pinegrove St, 380 feet away, for the Q41.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Lakewood Av/Pinegrove St Q41380 feetQ41
Next buses at this stop
- Q41 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 137-17 Liberty Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 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
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
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
- 28
- Police precinct
- 103
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- South Jamaica
- Elevation
- 43 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Norway maple and the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2025 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Lakewood Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Lakewood Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 gardens
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 older adult centers
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 160 Walter Francis Bishop School1,310 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Back To Eden Community Garden200 feet
- Paradise Community Garden NY Garden240 feet
- Dunton Community Garden980 feet
Houses of worship
- Brooks Methodist Church House of worship640 feet
Community centers and public services
- Brooks Senior Center Older adult center700 feet
- Older adult center at 143-22 109th Avenue Older adult center700 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Inwood Street & Lux Road 120 feet
- Inwood Street & Arlington Terrace 210 feet
- Inwood Street & Shore Avenue 360 feet
- Lakewood Avenue & Pinegrove Street 360 feet
- Lakewood Avenue & Princeton Street 370 feet
- 109th Avenue & Inwood Street 470 feet
- Pinegrove Street & Lux Road 480 feet
- 109th Avenue & Pinegrove Street 590 feet
See every intersection along Inwood Street or Lakewood Avenue.