Jamaica Avenue & 138th Street

Jamaica Avenue and 138th Street meet at a three-way junction in Jamaica Hills-Briarwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Al-Iman School is 730 feet away. The nearest subway, Jamaica-Van Wyck, is about two minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, five of them religious buildings, and 24 places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jamaica-Van Wyck
650 feet · 2 min on foot · E
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
Jamaica Av/138 St · Q54, Q56
Within a walk
9 places
5 religious buildings, 2 schools and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jamaica Avenue & 138th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jamaica-Van Wyck, 650 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica-Van Wyck E
    650 feet
    E

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
1 line
  1. E …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. E …

Also within a walk

  1. Sutphin Blvd F
    0.3 miles
    F
  2. Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport E, J, Z
    0.5 miles
    E J Z

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/138 St, 70 feet away, for the Q54 and Q56.

  • 20 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Av/138 St Q54, Q56
    70 feet
    Q54 Q56

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q54 …
  2. Q56 …

Live arrivals

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, 940 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 137-21 Jamaica Avenue Gas station
    190 feet
  2. 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11435
Community board
Queens Community Board 12
City Council district
24
Police precinct
103
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Jamaica Hills-Briarwood
Elevation
55 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.

Since 2014 at least 27 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Seventeen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Harvest Gold' Mongolian linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 138th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 138th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Jamaica Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Jamaica Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 408114.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 hospital
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Al-Iman School
    730 feet
  2. P.S. 082 Hammond School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Howard Von Dohlen Playground
    1,190 feet

Health care

  1. Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Hospital
    840 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Forgiveness Assembly Church House of worship
    1,260 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trade Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and nine 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 nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 138th Street or Jamaica Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.