Van Wyck Expressway & 91st Avenue

Van Wyck Expressway and 91st Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Richmond Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Jamaica Hospital Medical Center is 760 feet away. The nearest subway, Jamaica-Van Wyck, is about three minutes on foot, for the E. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1932, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jamaica-Van Wyck
770 feet · 3 min on foot · E
Nearest bus stop
970 feet
Atlantic Av/Van WYCK Expwy West · Q24
Within a walk
6 places
2 religious buildings, 1 hospital and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Van Wyck Expressway & 91st Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jamaica-Van Wyck, 770 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Jamaica-Van Wyck E
    770 feet
    E

Next trains at this station

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Atlantic Av/Van WYCK Expwy West, 970 feet away, for the Q24.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Atlantic Av/Van WYCK Expwy West Q24
    970 feet
    Q24

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 134-30 Atlantic Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

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)
Richmond Hill
Elevation
56 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 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1932.

Since 2014 at least 2 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2017 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 91st Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM

South side of 91st Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of Van Wyck Expressway

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM

West side of Van Wyck Expressway

  • No standing 11 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 hospital
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 park
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Nurse Care Institute Trade or language school
    660 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Gateway Park
    1,240 feet

Health care

  1. Jamaica Hospital Nursing Home Co Nursing home or hospice
    730 feet
  2. Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Hospital
    760 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 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, two of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 91st Avenue 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 and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.