Sutphin Boulevard & Lakewood Avenue
Sutphin Boulevard and Lakewood Avenue meet at a three-way junction in South Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. St Joseph Church South Jamaica is 670 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Sutphin Blvd/Yates Rd, is 200 feet away for the Q60, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and four places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Sutphin Blvd/Yates Rd, 200 feet away, for the Q60.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Sutphin Blvd/Yates Rd Q60200 feetQ60
Next buses at this stop
- Q60 …
Cycling
- 8 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 station0.3 miles
- 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
What the city has done here
- Turn calming, September 2023
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
- 32 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.
Trees
NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2025 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Lakewood Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Lakewood Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Sutphin Boulevard
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 14 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
Schools and child care
- Bright Start Early Learning Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K410 feet
- Bright Kids Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K630 feet
Houses of worship
- Christ Apostolic Church Wosem House of worship320 feet
- St Joseph Church South Jamaica House of worship670 feet
- Emmanu-El in Zion Temple Grace House of worship1,090 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and ten food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Sutphin Boulevard & Shore Avenue 110 feet
- Sutphin Boulevard & Yates Road 150 feet
- 150th Street & Sutphin Boulevard 170 feet
- Sutphin Boulevard & 108th Avenue 290 feet
- 150th Street & 107th Avenue 390 feet
- 107th Avenue & Sutphin Boulevard 390 feet
- Lakewood Avenue & Waltham Street 460 feet
- Waltham Street & Shore Avenue 550 feet
See every intersection along Lakewood Avenue or Sutphin Boulevard.