Lakewood Avenue & Princeton Street
Lakewood Avenue and Princeton Street meet at a three-way junction in South Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Paradise Community Garden NY is 610 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Lakewood Av/Liverpool St, is 350 feet away for the Q41, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, five of them religious buildings, and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Lakewood Av/Liverpool St, 350 feet away, for the Q41.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Lakewood Av/Liverpool St Q41350 feetQ41
Next buses at this stop
- Q41 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 97-50 Sutphin Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.7 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.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
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
- 42 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 900 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 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Lakewood Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 3 gardens
- 2 older adult centers
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Back To Eden Community Garden570 feet
- Paradise Community Garden NY Garden610 feet
- Dunton Community Garden1,280 feet
Houses of worship
- Brooks Methodist Church House of worship1,000 feet
- St Pius V Church House of worship1,150 feet
- Christ Apostolic Church Wosem House of worship1,160 feet
Community centers and public services
- Brooks Senior Center Older adult center1,070 feet
- Older adult center at 143-22 109th Avenue Older adult center1,070 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Shore Avenue & Princeton Street 300 feet
- Liverpool Street & Lakewood Avenue 360 feet
- Inwood Street & Lakewood Avenue 370 feet
- Inwood Street & Lux Road 490 feet
- 107th Avenue & Princeton Street 550 feet
- Inwood Street & Arlington Terrace 580 feet
- Lakewood Avenue & Spa Place 620 feet
- Liverpool Street & Shore Avenue 620 feet
See every intersection along Lakewood Avenue or Princeton Street.