Van Wyck Expressway & 106th Avenue
Van Wyck Expressway and 106th Avenue meet at a three-way junction in South Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Norelli-Hargreaves Playground is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 109 Av/Van WYCK Expwy East, is 910 feet away for the Q41, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, four of them religious buildings, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 109 Av/Van WYCK Expwy East, 910 feet away, for the Q41.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 109 Av/Van WYCK Expwy East Q41910 feetQ41
Next buses at this stop
- Q41 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 1,130 feet by car along the streets.
- 137-17 Liberty Avenue Gas station1,190 feet
- 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 9 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2024.
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
- 34 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 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 1925.
Trees
NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2019 and September 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Van Wyck Expressway
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 8 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Norelli-Hargreaves Playground50 feet
Supermarkets
- Apna Bazar Farmers Market Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 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 signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- 142nd Street & 106th Avenue 290 feet
- 107th Avenue & 142nd Street 540 feet
- Van Wyck Expressway & 104th Avenue 770 feet
- 104th Avenue & Remington Street 1,020 feet
- 142nd Street & 107th Road 1,090 feet
- 109th Avenue & 139th Street 1,130 feet
- 139th Street & 107th Road 1,140 feet
- Liberty Avenue & Remington Street 1,200 feet
See every intersection along 106th Avenue or Van Wyck Expressway.