Jewel Avenue & 137th Street
Jewel Avenue and 137th Street meet at a three-way junction in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Flushing Meadows Corona Park is 1,030 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Jewel Av/136 St, is 220 feet away for the Q64, Q74, QM4 and QM44, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Jewel Av/136 St, 220 feet away, for the Q64, Q74, QM4 and QM44.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jewel Av/136 St Q64, Q74, QM4, QM44 · Shelter220 feetQ64 Q74 QM4 QM44
Next buses at this stop
- Q64 …
- Q74 …
- QM4 …
- QM44 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Jewel Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at Park Drive East, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 67-24 Main Street Gas station0.6 miles
- 70-31A 108th Street Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11367
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Kew Gardens Hills
- Elevation
- 60 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,400 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 in 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2020 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 137th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of 137th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Jewel Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Congregation Ohel Yitzchok Institute Preschool, ages 2 to 5470 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Flushing Meadows Corona Park1,030 feet
Houses of worship
- Congregation Ohel Yitzchak House of worship750 feet
Bank branches
- Santander Bank Bank branch1,310 feet
Supermarkets
- Seasons Express Supermarket0.5 miles
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Jewel Avenue & 136th Street 260 feet
- Jewel Avenue & 138th Street 290 feet
- 70th Avenue & 137th Street 300 feet
- 137th Street & 70th Road 570 feet
- 136th Street & 70th Road 830 feet
- Jewel Avenue & 140th Street 900 feet
- Jewel Avenue & 69th Road at Park Drive East 930 feet
- 136th Street & 68th Drive 940 feet
See every intersection along 137th Street or Jewel Avenue.