Jamaica Avenue & 124th Street

Jamaica Avenue and 124th 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. P.S. 054 Hillside is 1,190 feet away. The nearest subway, 121 St, is about a minute on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and five places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
121 St
220 feet · 1 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Jamaica Av/124 St · Q56
Within a walk
3 places
1 post office, 1 religious building and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jamaica Avenue & 124th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 121 St, 220 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/124 St, 50 feet away, for the Q56.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Av/124 St Q56
    50 feet
    Q56

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q56 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at 138th Street & Van Wyck Expressway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 85-10 126th Street Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    1.3 miles
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 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.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2023.

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
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,100 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.

Since 2014 at least 4 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 124th Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY NOON-1:30PM

West side of 124th Street

  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING MONDAY NOON-1:30PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-11AM 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of Jamaica Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Jamaica Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 9AM-9:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 415984.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 post office
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 054 Hillside School
    1,190 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Richmond Hill Post Office
    360 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Trade Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and 13 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 124th Street or Jamaica Avenue.

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