Jamaica Avenue & 148th Street

Jamaica Avenue and 148th Street meet at a three-way junction in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Civil Court is 710 feet away. The nearest subway, Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport, is about two minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, four of them courthouses, and 36 places to eat. A bus lane runs along Jamaica Avenue, all day.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport
630 feet · 2 min on foot · E, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
Jamaica Av/147 Pl · Q54, Q56
Within a walk
15 places
4 courthouses, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jamaica Avenue & 148th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport, 630 feet from this corner, about two 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
    630 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
    0.3 miles
    E J Z
  2. Sutphin Blvd F
    0.3 miles
    F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/147 Pl, 70 feet away, for the Q54 and Q56.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q54 …
  2. Q56 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

  • 49 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. 97-50 Sutphin Boulevard Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    1,080 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 one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2023.

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
43 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 678 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

Meters are posted as 1 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 7am to 2pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 2pm to 7pm on Jamaica Avenue (south side).

East side of 148th Street

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

West side of 148th Street

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of Jamaica Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 410394, 420413, 420416, 420897 and 425934.

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
    390 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

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

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rufus King Park
    730 feet
  2. George Eagle Carr Community Garden
    740 feet

Libraries, museums and history

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

Community centers and public services

  1. NYC Business Solutions Queens Center at the NYC Small Business Support Center Career or business center
    450 feet
  2. Civil Court Courthouse
    710 feet
  3. Queens County Family Court Courthouse
    1,170 feet
Show all 5
  1. Supreme Court Civil Term Courthouse
    1,220 feet
  2. Surrogates Court Courthouse
    1,220 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    340 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    390 feet
  3. Capital One Bank branch
    540 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    210 feet
  2. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    890 feet
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    660 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 places to eat and 25 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 148th Street or Jamaica 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.