Francis Lewis Boulevard & Jamaica Avenue

Francis Lewis Boulevard and Jamaica Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Queens Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 42 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2026, 1,254 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. Haggerty Park is 700 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Francis Lewis Blvd/Jamaica Av, is 80 feet away for the Q77, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.

Safety record
38 hurt
42 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Clearview Expressway
0.9 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
Francis Lewis Blvd/Jamaica Av · Q77
Within a walk
9 places
3 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Francis Lewis Boulevard & Jamaica Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Francis Lewis Blvd/Jamaica Av, 80 feet away, for the Q77.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Francis Lewis Blvd/Jamaica Av Q77
    80 feet
    Q77

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q77 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway at Clearview Expressway & Hillside Avenue at 212th Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 206-02 Jamaica Avenue Gas station
    230 feet
  2. 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    1.8 miles
  3. 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    2.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 42 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 38 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Safety Improvement Project, 2024

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 1,254 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

Every corner with red-light camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11428
Community board
Queens Community Board 12
City Council district
23 and 27 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
103 and 105 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Queens Village
Elevation
60 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 500 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 1935.

Trees

Six 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
  • 20 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Francis Lewis Boulevard

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Francis Lewis Boulevard

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Jamaica Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Time-limited parking 1 sign 2 HOUR PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING W/ MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM

South side of Jamaica Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 3AM-6AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 6AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 404228.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 post office
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Celeste Training Center Trade or language school
    360 feet
  2. District 29 Pre-K Center at 207-01 Jamaica Avenue Pre-K center
    400 feet
  3. Resilience Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    840 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Haggerty Park
    700 feet
  2. Haggerty Park Playground
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Queens Village Post Office
    1,000 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and four food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Francis Lewis Boulevard or Jamaica Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, 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.