Jamaica Avenue & 162nd Street

Jamaica Avenue and 162nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Growing Up Green CS II Elementary School is 870 feet away. The nearest subway, Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer, is about four 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. A bus lane runs along Jamaica Avenue, all day.

Safety record
7 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer
1,040 feet · 4 min on foot · E, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Jamaica Av/162 St · Q6, Q8, Q9
Within a walk
38 places
11 religious buildings, 11 trade or language schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jamaica Avenue & 162nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer, 1,040 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer E, J, Z
    1,040 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
    0.5 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/162 St, 60 feet away, for the Q6, Q8 and Q9.

  • 40 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Av/162 St Q6, Q8, Q9
    60 feet
    Q6 Q8 Q9

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q6 …
  2. Q8 …
  3. Q9 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

  • 22 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
    470 feet
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, December 1992

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 2,100 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 2014 and 2021.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 31 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
  • 5 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2020 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 162nd Street

  • Metered parking 7 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 162nd Street

  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Jamaica Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 411832.

Landmarks and historic districts

Six buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Art Deco, and built between 1897 and 1933.

  1. J. Kurtz & Sons Store Designated landmark
    200 feet
  2. The Register Designated landmark
    230 feet
  3. Jamaica Savings Bank Designated landmark
    290 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
  • 11 trade or language schools
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 3 schools
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Nail Academy (The) Trade or language school
    90 feet
  2. Early Bird II Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    750 feet
  3. Zeta Charter School – Queens Jamaica School
    800 feet
Show all 18
  1. United Career Centers Trade or language school
    260 feet
  2. Ultissima Beauty Inst-Mineola Trade or language school
    280 feet
  3. Crown Business Inst-Nyc Trade or language school
    450 feet
  4. New Allen School Trade or language school
    450 feet
  5. New York Institute of Health Careers Trade or language school
    520 feet
  6. Queens Computer Ctr Trade or language school
    530 feet
  7. Medical Aid Training Schools Trade or language school
    610 feet
  8. Net Institute Trade or language school
    760 feet
  9. Imagine Early Learning Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    840 feet
  10. Growing Up Green CS II Elementary School
    870 feet
  11. New Dawn Charter High School II School
    870 feet
  12. New York School of Career Education Trade or language school
    890 feet
  13. York College Child& Family Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,060 feet
  14. Early Bird III Ec Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,080 feet
  15. Metropolitan Career Institute Trade or language school
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Prospect Cemetery Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sidewalk Clock at 161-11 Jamaica Avenue, New York Listed historic place
    110 feet
  2. La Casina Listed historic place
    600 feet
  3. Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building Listed historic place
    770 feet
Show all 5
  1. King Manor Museum Landmark
    890 feet
  2. St. Monica's Church Listed historic place
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 89-60 164th Street Older adult center
    840 feet
  2. Older adult center at Shelton House Older adult center
    930 feet
  3. Jamaica YMCA Recreation center
    1,300 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    140 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,060 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    840 feet
  2. ALDI Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 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 nine food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 162nd 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.