Jamaica Avenue & 108th Street
Jamaica Avenue and 108th Street meet at a three-way junction in Richmond Hill, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. P.S. 090 Horace Mann is 560 feet away. The nearest subway, 111 St, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, four of them religious buildings, and 23 places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 111 St, 890 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- 111 St J890 feetJ
Next trains at this station
Jamaica
1 line- J …
Manhattan
1 line- J …
Also within a walk
- 104 St J, Z1,040 feetJ Z
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Five Points of Observation” (1990) by Kathleen McCarthy at the 111 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/108 St, 70 feet away, for the Q56.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jamaica Av/108 St Q5670 feetQ56
Next buses at this stop
- Q56 …
Cycling
- 31 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 104-09 Atlantic Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Charging for electric cars, seven fast chargers1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2015.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, January 2019
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
- 53 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the cherry plum.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 20 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
- 4 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 108th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
North side of Jamaica Avenue
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
South side of Jamaica Avenue
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 9AM-9:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 453199 and 457481.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 090 Horace Mann School560 feet
Supermarkets
- Bravo Supermarket340 feet
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and 12 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: 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:
- Jamaica Avenue & 107th Street 250 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 109th Street 260 feet
- 88th Avenue & 107th Street 400 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 106th Street 430 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 110th Street 530 feet
- 89th Avenue & 107th Street 650 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 105th Street 670 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 111th Street 840 feet
See every intersection along 108th Street or Jamaica Avenue.