Van Wyck Expressway & Archer Avenue

Van Wyck Expressway and Archer Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Howard Von Dohlen Playground is 330 feet away. The nearest subway, Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport, is about seven minutes on foot, for the E, J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings, and two places to eat. About 160 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1915 and 1930, almost all in houses of one or two.

Safety record
4 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · E, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
880 feet
Atlantic Av/Van WYCK Expwy West · Q24
Within a walk
7 places
3 religious buildings, 2 playgrounds and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Van Wyck Expressway & Archer Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport E, J, Z
    0.4 miles
    E J Z

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
3 lines
  1. E …
  2. J …
  3. Z …
Manhattan
3 lines
  1. E …
  2. J …
  3. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. Jamaica-Van Wyck E
    0.4 miles
    E

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Atlantic Av/Van WYCK Expwy West, 880 feet away, for the Q24.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 180 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 137-21 Jamaica Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 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.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11418
Community board
Queens Community Board 12
City Council district
24 and 27 and 29 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
103
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Jamaica
Elevation
41 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 160 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 1915 and 1930.

Trees

Five 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
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2020 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Archer Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Archer Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

East side of Van Wyck Expressway

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 park
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Al-Iman School
    990 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Howard Von Dohlen Playground
    330 feet
  2. Gateway Park
    710 feet
  3. Gateway Park Playground
    860 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

See every intersection along Archer 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 Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.