Jamaica Avenue & 126th Street

Jamaica Avenue and 126th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Richmond Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 054 Hillside is 670 feet away. The nearest subway, 121 St, is about three minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and five places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
121 St
730 feet · 3 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
400 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 & 126th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 121 St, 730 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 121 St J, Z
    730 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. Jamaica-Van Wyck E
    0.4 miles
    E

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/124 St, 400 feet away, for the Q56.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q56 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 4 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, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 85-10 126th Street Gas station
    1,190 feet
  2. 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    1.2 miles
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2019
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2024

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
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,300 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 1940.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 38 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2019 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 126th Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY NOON-1:30PM

West side of 126th Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY NOON-1:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Jamaica Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Jamaica Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 9AM-9:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

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
    670 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Richmond Hill Post Office
    880 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trade Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 126th Street or Jamaica Avenue.

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