Jewel Avenue & 138th Street
Jewel Avenue and 138th Street meet at a three-way junction in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Congregation Ohel Yitzchak is 460 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Jewel Av/136 St, is 510 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 three public places, two of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Jewel Av/136 St, 510 feet away, for the Q64, Q74, QM4 and QM44.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jewel Av/136 St Q64, Q74, QM4, QM44 · Shelter510 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 station0.5 miles
- 70-31A 108th Street Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight 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 December 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
- 63 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1949 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 21 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2019 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 138th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of 138th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of Jewel Avenue
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Congregation Ohel Yitzchok Institute Preschool, ages 2 to 5760 feet
Houses of worship
- Congregation Ohel Yitzchak House of worship460 feet
Bank branches
- Santander Bank Bank branch1,010 feet
Supermarkets
- Seasons Express Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and one food store.
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, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Jewel Avenue & 137th Street 290 feet
- Jewel Avenue & 136th Street 550 feet
- 70th Avenue & 137th Street 590 feet
- Jewel Avenue & 140th Street 600 feet
- 138th Street & 68th Drive 770 feet
- 141st Street & Jewel Avenue 790 feet
- 69th Road & 140th Street 860 feet
- 137th Street & 70th Road 860 feet
See every intersection along 138th Street or Jewel Avenue.