Jamaica Avenue & 120th Street

Jamaica Avenue and 120th 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. It is 970 feet to the 102nd Precinct. The nearest subway, 121 St, is about a minute on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them religious buildings, and 22 places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1959, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
No crash on record
in any year the city publishes
Nearest subway
121 St
230 feet · 1 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
Jamaica Av/Lefferts Blvd · Q56
Within a walk
7 places
2 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jamaica Avenue & 120th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 121 St, 230 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 121 St J, Z
    230 feet
    J Z

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. 111 St J
    0.4 miles
    J

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/Lefferts Blvd, 70 feet away, for the Q56.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Av/Lefferts Blvd Q56
    70 feet
    Q56

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q56 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 25 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 91-62 Lefferts Boulevard Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    1.4 miles
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

No police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.

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
59 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 700 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 1959.

Trees

Eighteen 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
  • 31 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2016 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 120th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO MTA
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY NOON-1:30PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

West side of 120th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY NOON-1:30PM

North side of Jamaica Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 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
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 403727 and 409292.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Colonial Revival, and built in 1908.

  1. Richmond Hill Republican Club Designated landmark
    370 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 library
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 police station
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 051 Pre-K
    1,200 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Richmond Hill Library
    680 feet
  2. Rko Keith's Theatre Listed historic place
    1,090 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Resurrection Church Kew Gardens Listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Richmond Hill Post Office
    630 feet

Fire and police

  1. 102nd Precinct Police station
    970 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,080 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    690 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,270 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 120th Street or Jamaica Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYPD, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.