Van Wyck Expressway & Kew Gardens Road

Van Wyck Expressway and Kew Gardens Road meet at a three-way junction in Kew Gardens, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Jamaica Hospital Medical Center is 580 feet away. The nearest subway, Jamaica-Van Wyck, is about a minute on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them religious buildings, and 24 places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jamaica-Van Wyck
100 feet · 1 min on foot · E
Nearest bus stop
30 feet
Van WYCK Expwy Service Rd/Kew Gardens Rd · J90, T340
Within a walk
6 places
2 religious buildings, 2 schools and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Van Wyck Expressway & Kew Gardens Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jamaica-Van Wyck, 100 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica-Van Wyck E
    100 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
    0.4 miles
    F
  2. Briarwood E, F
    0.4 miles
    E F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Van WYCK Expwy Service Rd/Kew Gardens Rd, 30 feet away, for the J90 and T340.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. J90 …
  2. T340 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 12 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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 137-21 Jamaica Avenue Gas station
    560 feet
  2. 150-07 Archer 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 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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)
Kew Gardens
Elevation
59 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 13 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2014 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Kew Gardens Road

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Kew Gardens Road

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Van Wyck Expressway

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 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.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 hospital

Schools and child care

  1. Tiegerman High School
    970 feet
  2. Al-Iman School
    1,030 feet
  3. Ezra Jack Keats Pre-K Center at 132-10 Jamaica Avenue Pre-K center
    1,110 feet

Health care

  1. Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Hospital
    580 feet

Houses of worship

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

Supermarkets

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and eight 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 of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Kew Gardens Road 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.