Van Wyck Expressway & 138th Street

Van Wyck Expressway and 138th Street meet at a three-way junction in Jamaica Hills-Briarwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Al-Iman School is 1,110 feet away. The nearest subway, Jamaica-Van Wyck, is about four minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them religious buildings, and 19 places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jamaica-Van Wyck
970 feet · 4 min on foot · E
Nearest bus stop
600 feet
Jamaica Av/138 St · Q54, Q56
Within a walk
6 places
3 religious buildings, 2 schools and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Van Wyck Expressway & 138th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jamaica-Van Wyck, 970 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica-Van Wyck E
    970 feet
    E

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
1 line
  1. E …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. E …

Also within a walk

  1. Sutphin Blvd F
    0.3 miles
    F
  2. Briarwood E, F
    0.4 miles
    E F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/138 St, 600 feet away, for the Q54 and Q56.

  • 18 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Av/138 St Q54, Q56
    600 feet
    Q54 Q56

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q54 …
  2. Q56 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at 138th Street & Van Wyck Expressway, 410 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 138-17 Hillside Avenue Gas station
    400 feet
  2. 153-10 88th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11435
Community board
Queens Community Board 12
City Council district
24
Police precinct
103
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Jamaica Hills-Briarwood
Elevation
64 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 38 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Thirteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 12 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2020 and September 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of 138th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Van Wyck Expressway

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 hospital

Schools and child care

  1. Tiegerman High School
    1,000 feet
  2. Al-Iman School
    1,110 feet

Health care

  1. Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Hospital
    1,170 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Cenacle Church House of worship
    830 feet
  2. Forgiveness Assembly Church House of worship
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trade Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and seven 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 138th Street or Van Wyck Expressway.

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