Jamaica Avenue & 129th Street

Jamaica Avenue and 129th Street meet at a three-way junction in Richmond Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Richmond Hill Post Office is 1,280 feet away. The nearest subway, 121 St, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and six places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
5 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
121 St
1,140 feet · 4 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Jamaica Av/130 St · Q56
Within a walk
4 places
1 day care or pre-K site, 1 post office and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jamaica Avenue & 129th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 121 St, 1,140 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 121 St J, Z
    1,140 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/130 St, 120 feet away, for the Q56.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Av/130 St Q56
    120 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, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 130-14 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station
    1,250 feet
  2. 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    1.1 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 eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

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
55 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,000 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 1960.

Trees

NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 17 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 129th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY NOON-1:30PM

West side of 129th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY NOON-1:30PM

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

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 post office
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 054 Hillside School
    760 feet
  2. Ezra Jack Keats Pre-K Center at 132-10 Jamaica Avenue Pre-K center
    1,010 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Richmond Hill Post Office
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trade Fair Supermarket
    1,070 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six 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 129th Street or Jamaica Avenue.

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