Van Wyck Expressway & Atlantic Avenue

Van Wyck Expressway and Atlantic Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Richmond Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Gateway Park is 330 feet away. The nearest subway, Jamaica-Van Wyck, is about six minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them playgrounds, and two places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1935, almost all in houses of one or two.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jamaica-Van Wyck
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · E
Nearest bus stop
150 feet
Atlantic Av/Van WYCK Expwy West · Q24
Within a walk
4 places
2 playgrounds, 1 park and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Van Wyck Expressway & Atlantic Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jamaica-Van Wyck, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica-Van Wyck E
    0.3 miles
    E

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport E, J, Z
    0.5 miles
    E J Z

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Atlantic Av/Van WYCK Expwy West, 150 feet away, for the Q24.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 960 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 134-30 Atlantic Avenue Gas station
    at this corner
  2. 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2026

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
44 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • A posted limit of 30 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 300 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 1920 and 1935.

Trees

Eight trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese tree lilac.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 53 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2016 and July 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Atlantic Avenue

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Atlantic Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Atlantic Avenue

  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM SATURDAY 7AM-6PM

West side of Atlantic Avenue

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Van Wyck Expressway

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 8 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM

West side of Van Wyck Expressway

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 park
  • 1 religious building

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Gateway Park
    330 feet
  2. Gateway Park Playground
    480 feet
  3. Howard Von Dohlen Playground
    1,060 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Apna Bazar Farmers Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles
  2. Family Dollar Store
    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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Atlantic Avenue or Van Wyck Expressway.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.