Jamaica Avenue & 168th Place

Jamaica Avenue and 168th Place meet at a three-way junction in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Queens Workforce1 Career Center is 180 feet away. The nearest subway, 169 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 24 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
8 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
169 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Jamaica Av/168 Pl · Q110
Within a walk
17 places
8 religious buildings, 2 career or business centers and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jamaica Avenue & 168th Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 169 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. 169 St F
    0.3 miles
    F

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
1 line
  1. F …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/168 Pl, 50 feet away, for the Q110.

  • 34 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Av/168 Pl Q110 · Shelter
    50 feet
    Q110
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q110 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 165-01 Hillside Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    480 feet
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

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
54 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 387 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Bloodgood' London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 19 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

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

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Jamaica Avenue (north side).

East side of 168th Place

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 168th Place

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Jamaica Avenue

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 3AM-6AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 414764, 421387, 421610 and 426093.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 2 career or business centers
  • 1 community center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. District 29 Pre-K Center at 168-42 Jamaica Avenue Pre-K center
    320 feet
  2. Metropolitan Career Institute Trade or language school
    890 feet
  3. Rising Stars Islamic School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Serinor Community Garden - International Towers (NYCHA) Garden
    840 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Queens Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    180 feet
  2. Workforce1 Industrial & Transportation Career Center Career or business center
    180 feet
  3. Community center at Conlon Lihfe Community center
    1,000 feet
Show all 4
  1. Older adult center at 90-20 170th Street Older adult center
    1,020 feet

Fire and police

  1. 103rd Precinct Police station
    630 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    520 feet

Supermarkets

  1. ALDI Supermarket
    600 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,250 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and 11 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 168th Place or Jamaica Avenue.

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