Jamaica Avenue & 164th Street

Jamaica Avenue and 164th Street meet at a three-way junction in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. Loew's Valencia Theater, one of two Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 480 feet away. The nearest subway, Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer, is about six minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 29 places to eat.

Safety record
10 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · E, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
90 feet
Jamaica Av/164 St · Q6, Q8, Q41
Within a walk
28 places
9 religious buildings, 9 trade or language schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jamaica Avenue & 164th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 169 St 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/164 St, 90 feet away, for the Q6, Q8 and Q41.

  • 41 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Av/164 St Q6, Q8, Q41
    90 feet
    Q6 Q8 Q41

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q6 …
  2. Q8 …
  3. Q41 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

  • 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, July 2016
  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2019

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
58 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,300 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 2015 and 2021.

Since 2014 at least 263 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 38 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

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

East side of 164th Street

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

West side of 164th Street

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • 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-2PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 2PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 403118 and 406411.

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Art Deco and Spanish and Mexican Baroque, one each, and built between 1928 and 1931.

  1. Loew's Valencia Theater Designated landmark
    480 feet
  2. J. Kurtz & Sons Store Designated landmark
    490 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 9 trade or language schools
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 1 bus terminal
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Crown Business Inst-Nyc Trade or language school
    310 feet
  2. New Allen School Trade or language school
    310 feet
  3. Ultissima Beauty Inst-Mineola Trade or language school
    520 feet
Show all 10
  1. United Career Centers Trade or language school
    530 feet
  2. Metropolitan Career Institute Trade or language school
    550 feet
  3. Nail Academy (The) Trade or language school
    730 feet
  4. Early Bird III Ec Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,150 feet
  5. New York Institute of Health Careers Trade or language school
    1,160 feet
  6. Queens Computer Ctr Trade or language school
    1,160 feet
  7. Medical Aid Training Schools Trade or language school
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sidewalk Clock at 161-11 Jamaica Avenue, New York Listed historic place
    740 feet
  2. Office of the Register Listed historic place
    960 feet
  3. Jamaica Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,030 feet
Show all 4
  1. La Casina Listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints House of worship
    510 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 89-60 164th Street Older adult center
    470 feet
  2. Older adult center at 92-47 165th Street Older adult center
    910 feet
  3. Jamaica Post Office Listed historic place
    1,130 feet

Fire and police

  1. 103rd Precinct Police station
    1,300 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    430 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    770 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,180 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    900 feet
  2. ALDI Supermarket
    1,260 feet
  3. Mannan Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,290 feet

Other places

  1. Jamaica Bus Terminal
    1,120 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 places to eat and ten food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 164th 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.