Van Wyck Expressway & 87th Avenue

Van Wyck Expressway and 87th Avenue meet at a five-way junction in Kew Gardens, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Our Lady of Cenacle Church is 230 feet away. The nearest subway, Briarwood, is about four minutes on foot, for the E and F. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them schools. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Briarwood
1,020 feet · 4 min on foot · E, F
Nearest bus stop
1,080 feet
Van WYCK Expwy Service Rd/Kew Gardens Rd · J90, T340
Within a walk
3 places
2 schools and 1 religious building, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Van Wyck Expressway & 87th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Briarwood, 1,020 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Briarwood E, F
    1,020 feet
    E F

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
2 lines
  1. E …
  2. F …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. E …
  2. F …

Also within a walk

  1. Jamaica-Van Wyck E
    1,190 feet
    E
  2. Sutphin Blvd F
    0.4 miles
    F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Van WYCK Expwy Service Rd/Kew Gardens Rd, 1,080 feet away, for the J90 and T340.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Van WYCK Expwy Service Rd/Kew Gardens Rd J90, T340
    1,080 feet
    J90 T340

Next buses at this stop

  1. J90 …
  2. T340 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 11 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, 1,270 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 138-17 Hillside Avenue Gas station
    1,250 feet
  2. 153-10 88th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11418
Community board
Queens Community Board 9
City Council district
29
Police precinct
102
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Kew Gardens

The streets

  • Up to two 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, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1960.

Trees

NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 45 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2014 and November 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 87th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM

South side of 87th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8AM-8:30AM

East side of Van Wyck Expressway

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Van Wyck Expressway

  • No parking 17 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

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 schools
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. Tiegerman High School
    350 feet
  2. Zucker Jewish Academy of Queens School
    790 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Cenacle Church House of worship
    230 feet

Supermarkets

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 87th Avenue, 87th Avenue Pedestrian Overpass or Van Wyck Expressway.

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