Jamaica Avenue & 133rd Street
Jamaica Avenue and 133rd Street meet at a three-way junction in Richmond Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Jamaica Hospital Medical Center is 1,190 feet away. The nearest subway, Jamaica-Van Wyck, is about three minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and 17 places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1935, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Jamaica-Van Wyck, 790 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Jamaica-Van Wyck E790 feetE
Next trains at this station
Jamaica
1 line- E …
Manhattan
1 line- E …
Also within a walk
- 121 St J, Z0.4 milesJ Z
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 132 St/Jamaica Av, 220 feet away, for the Q54.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 132 St/Jamaica Av Q54220 feetQ54
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
Cycling
- 11 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, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 130-14 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station1,060 feet
- 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 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
- 61 feet above sea level
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 1935.
Since 2014 at least 13 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Magyar' ginkgo.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 26 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
- 3 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Jamaica Avenue (north side).
East side of 133rd Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM
West side of 133rd Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM
South side of Jamaica Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 9AM-9:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-6PM ALL DAYS
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 406402 and 410691.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 hospital
Schools and child care
- Ezra Jack Keats Pre-K Center at 132-10 Jamaica Avenue Pre-K center180 feet
Health care
- Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Hospital1,190 feet
Supermarkets
- Trade Fair Supermarket1,080 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: 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:
- Jamaica Avenue & 132nd Street 190 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 134th Street 250 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 132nd Street 590 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 131st Street 610 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & Metropolitan Avenue 610 feet
- 88th Avenue & 132nd Street 670 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Kew Gardens Road 710 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 130th Street 810 feet
See every intersection along 133rd Street or Jamaica Avenue.