Liberty Avenue & 101st Avenue

Liberty Avenue and 101st Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Jamaica, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The Engine 303/Ladder 126 firehouse is 1,230 feet away. The nearest subway, Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport, is about seven minutes on foot, for the E, J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 18 places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
No crash on record
in any year the city publishes
Nearest subway
Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · E, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
Sutphin Blvd/Liberty Av · Q6, Q40, Q41, Q60
Within a walk
13 places
8 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Liberty Avenue & 101st Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport E, J, Z
    0.3 miles
    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 …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Sutphin Blvd/Liberty Av, 140 feet away, for the Q6, Q40, Q41 and Q60.

  • 21 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Sutphin Blvd/Liberty Av Q6, Q40, Q41, Q60
    140 feet
    Q6 Q40 Q41 Q60

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q6 …
  2. Q40 …
  3. Q41 …
  4. Q60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 97-50 Sutphin Boulevard Gas station
    260 feet
  2. 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

No police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11435
Community board
Queens Community Board 12
City Council district
27 and 28 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
103
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Jamaica
Elevation
39 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 179 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Seventeen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 4 signs on these blocks
  • 2 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2024 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on 101st Avenue (north side) and Liberty Avenue (north side), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Liberty Avenue (south side).

South side of 101st Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Liberty Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING W/ MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 319982, 327414 and 327437.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 park
  • 1 post office
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 050 Talfourd Lawn Elementary School
    840 feet
  2. Concerned Parents of Jamaica Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,020 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Norelli-Hargreaves Memorial Triangle
    180 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Pius V Church House of worship
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Archer Ave New Post Office
    500 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 303/Ladder 126 Fire station
    1,230 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,290 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 101st Avenue or Liberty Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYPD, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.