Van Wyck Expressway & 111th Avenue
Van Wyck Expressway and 111th Avenue meet at a three-way junction in South Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 31 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Joy Church DLCF is 1,220 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Linden Blvd/Van WYCK Expwy, is 690 feet away for the QM63, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, eight of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Linden Blvd/Van WYCK Expwy, 690 feet away, for the QM63.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Linden Blvd/Van WYCK Expwy QM63690 feetQM63
Next buses at this stop
- QM63 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 114-02 Van Wyck Expressway Gas station0.4 miles
- 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 31 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 15 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11435
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 28
- Police precinct
- 103 and 113 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- South Jamaica
- Elevation
- 37 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 400 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 1925 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2023 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Van Wyck Expressway
- No standing 9 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM
West side of Van Wyck Expressway
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 8 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Jennys Exploring Minds Daycare Pre-K950 feet
Houses of worship
- Joy Church DLCF House of worship1,220 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and four 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 111th Avenue & 139th Street 230 feet
- Van Wyck Expressway & Lakewood Avenue 370 feet
- 139th Street & Glassboro Avenue 490 feet
- 111th Avenue & 140th Street 520 feet
- 139th Street & Lakewood Avenue 710 feet
- 139th Street & 109th Road 740 feet
- 111th Avenue & 141st Street 840 feet
- Linden Boulevard & 139th Street 940 feet
See every intersection along 111th Avenue or Van Wyck Expressway.