Lakewood Avenue & Waltham Street
Lakewood Avenue and Waltham Street meet at a three-way junction in South Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Christ Apostolic Church Wosem is 440 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Lakewood Av/Liverpool St, is 310 feet away for the Q41, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Lakewood Av/Liverpool St, 310 feet away, for the Q41.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Lakewood Av/Liverpool St Q41310 feetQ41
Next buses at this stop
- Q41 …
Cycling
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 97-50 Sutphin Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 9 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
- 11435
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 28
- Police precinct
- 103
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- South Jamaica
- Elevation
- 37 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 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Lakewood Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 10 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 garden
Schools and child care
- Bright Start Early Learning Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K870 feet
- Bright Kids Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,090 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Back To Eden Community Garden1,300 feet
Houses of worship
- Christ Apostolic Church Wosem House of worship440 feet
- St Joseph Church South Jamaica House of worship1,130 feet
- St Pius V Church House of worship1,210 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and eight food stores.
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 of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Lakewood Avenue & Spa Place 100 feet
- Waltham Street & Shore Avenue 220 feet
- 108th Avenue & Spa Place 250 feet
- Liverpool Street & Lakewood Avenue 360 feet
- Sutphin Boulevard & Lakewood Avenue 460 feet
- 107th Avenue & Waltham Street 480 feet
- Arlington Terrace & Spa Place 500 feet
- Sutphin Boulevard & Shore Avenue 570 feet
See every intersection along Lakewood Avenue or Waltham Street.