Van Wyck Expressway & Lakewood Avenue
Van Wyck Expressway and Lakewood Avenue meet at a three-way junction in South Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Joy Church DLCF is 1,160 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 109 Av/Van WYCK Expwy East, is 680 feet away for the Q41, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 109 Av/Van WYCK Expwy East, 680 feet away, for the Q41.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 109 Av/Van WYCK Expwy East Q41680 feetQ41
Next buses at this stop
- Q41 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 111-02 Van Wyck Expressway Gas station0.4 miles
- 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11435
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 28
- Police precinct
- 103
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- South Jamaica
- Elevation
- 38 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 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 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Van Wyck Expressway
- No standing 8 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM
Places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 8 religious buildings
Houses of worship
- Joy Church DLCF House of worship1,160 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- 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:
- 139th Street & Lakewood Avenue 330 feet
- Van Wyck Expressway & 111th Avenue 370 feet
- 139th Street & 109th Road 430 feet
- 111th Avenue & 139th Street 600 feet
- 139th Street & Glassboro Avenue 690 feet
- 109th Avenue & 139th Street 690 feet
- 141st Street & Lakewood Avenue 730 feet
- 111th Avenue & 140th Street 900 feet
See every intersection along Lakewood Avenue or Van Wyck Expressway.