Jamaica Avenue & 134th Street
Jamaica Avenue and 134th Street meet at a three-way junction in Richmond Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Jamaica Hospital Medical Center is 940 feet away. The nearest subway, Jamaica-Van Wyck, is about two minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and 19 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, 540 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Jamaica-Van Wyck E540 feetE
Next trains at this station
Jamaica
1 line- E …
Manhattan
1 line- E …
Also within a walk
- 121 St J, Z0.5 milesJ Z
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/Metropolitan Av, 240 feet away, for the Q54 and Q56.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jamaica Av/Metropolitan Av Q54, Q56240 feetQ54 Q56
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
- Q56 …
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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 137-21 Jamaica Avenue Gas station920 feet
- 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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
- Elevation
- 62 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
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 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 28 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and June 2026, 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 134th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM
West side of 134th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Jamaica Avenue
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 9AM-9:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-6PM ALL DAYS
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-7PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 406402 and 406422.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 hospital
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 religious building
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Ezra Jack Keats Pre-K Center at 132-10 Jamaica Avenue Pre-K center430 feet
- Nurse Care Institute Trade or language school1,270 feet
Health care
- Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Hospital940 feet
- Jamaica Hospital Nursing Home Co Nursing home or hospice1,110 feet
Supermarkets
- Trade Fair Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and seven 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 & 133rd Street 250 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & Metropolitan Avenue 360 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 132nd Street 440 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Kew Gardens Road 450 feet
- 89th Avenue & 134th Street 580 feet
- Van Wyck Expressway & Kew Gardens Road 680 feet
- 136th Street & Kew Gardens Road 800 feet
- 89th Avenue & 135th Street 810 feet
See every intersection along 134th Street or Jamaica Avenue.