Jamaica Avenue & 161st Street

Jamaica Avenue and 161st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Jamaica Savings Bank, one of eight Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 150 feet away, and Rufus King Park is 1,190 feet away. The nearest subway, Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer, is about three minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 38 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 40 places to eat.

Safety record
12 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer
780 feet · 3 min on foot · E, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
Jamaica Av/161 St · Q56, Q110
Within a walk
38 places
11 religious buildings, 10 trade or language schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jamaica Avenue & 161st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer, 780 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer E, J, Z
    780 feet
    E J Z

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
3 lines
  1. E …
  2. J …
  3. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. Parsons Blvd F
    0.4 miles
    F

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Jamaica Center Station Riders, Blue” (1991) by Sam Gilliam at the Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/161 St, 70 feet away, for the Q56 and Q110.

  • 39 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Av/161 St Q56, Q110
    70 feet
    Q56 Q110

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q56 …
  2. Q110 …

Live arrivals

Jamaica Avenue carries a bus lane, all day, every day.

Cycling

  • 32 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at 138th Street & Van Wyck Expressway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 165-01 Hillside Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 92-19 Guy R Brewer Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 60 Level 2 chargers
    730 feet
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2022
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11432
Community board
Queens Community Board 12
City Council district
27
Police precinct
103
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Jamaica
Elevation
59 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2020 and 2025.

Since 2014 at least 95 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 23 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2024 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 161st Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO NYS DHCR MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

West side of 161st Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Jamaica Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 410037.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are eight Individual Landmarks, and nine buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Art Deco. They were built between 1856 and 1933.

  1. Jamaica Savings Bank Designated landmark
    150 feet
  2. The Register Designated landmark
    150 feet
  3. La Casina Designated landmark
    230 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 10 trade or language schools
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 schools
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Queens Computer Ctr Trade or language school
    270 feet
  2. Early Bird II Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    490 feet
  3. Zeta Charter School – Queens Jamaica School
    540 feet
Show all 16
  1. Medical Aid Training Schools Trade or language school
    350 feet
  2. Nail Academy (The) Trade or language school
    350 feet
  3. United Career Centers Trade or language school
    520 feet
  4. Ultissima Beauty Inst-Mineola Trade or language school
    540 feet
  5. Imagine Early Learning Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    580 feet
  6. New York School of Career Education Trade or language school
    630 feet
  7. Net Institute Trade or language school
    670 feet
  8. Crown Business Inst-Nyc Trade or language school
    720 feet
  9. New Allen School Trade or language school
    720 feet
  10. Growing Up Green CS II Elementary School
    730 feet
  11. New Dawn Charter High School II School
    730 feet
  12. New York Institute of Health Careers Trade or language school
    790 feet
  13. York College Child& Family Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    790 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Prospect Cemetery Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
  2. Rufus King Park
    1,190 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sidewalk Clock at 161-11 Jamaica Avenue, New York Listed historic place
    220 feet
  2. J. Kurtz and Sons Store Building Listed historic place
    520 feet
  3. King Manor Museum Landmark
    620 feet
Show all 5
  1. Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building Listed historic place
    670 feet
  2. St. Monica's Church Listed historic place
    990 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Jamaica Performing Arts Center Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,050 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints House of worship
    660 feet
  2. Grace Episcopal Church Listed historic place
    720 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Jamaica YMCA Recreation center
    1,040 feet
  2. Older adult center at 89-60 164th Street Older adult center
    1,100 feet
  3. Older adult center at Shelton House Older adult center
    1,190 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    120 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,100 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. ALDI Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 places to eat and eight food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 161st Street or Jamaica Avenue.

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