Jamaica Avenue & 121st Street

Jamaica Avenue and 121st Street meet at a three-way junction in Richmond Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Richmond Hill Republican Club stands 550 feet away, built in 1908. The nearest subway, 121 St, is about a minute on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and 21 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
121 St
60 feet · 1 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
Jamaica Av/121 St · J90, T340
Within a walk
5 places
2 religious buildings, 1 library and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jamaica Avenue & 121st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 121 St, 60 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 121 St J, Z
    60 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
    0.5 miles
    J

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/121 St, 70 feet away, for the J90 and T340.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Av/121 St J90, T340 · Shelter
    70 feet
    J90 T340
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. J90 …
  2. T340 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 13 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, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 85-10 126th Street 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

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

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)
Richmond Hill

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 600 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 1950.

Trees

NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the common hackberry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2020 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 121st Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-5PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY NOON-1:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 121st Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY NOON-1:30PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-5PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Jamaica Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Jamaica Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 9AM-9:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 403725 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
    550 feet

Places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 library
  • 1 police station
  • 1 post office

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Richmond Hill Library
    940 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Richmond Hill Post Office
    360 feet

Fire and police

  1. 102nd Precinct Police station
    1,230 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    950 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 121st Street or Jamaica Avenue.

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