Jamaica Avenue & 169th Street

Jamaica Avenue and 169th Street meet at a three-way junction in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 23 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. It is 830 feet to the 103rd Precinct. The nearest subway, 169 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 25 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

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

Map

Layers
Jamaica Avenue & 169th Street 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, 230 feet away, for the Q110.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q110 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 25 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
    680 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 23 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 11 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 September 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2019
  • Turn calming, February 2023

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
52 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,800 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 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2025 and September 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 (south side).

East side of 169th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 169th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY NYS DEPT OF LABORMONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Jamaica Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING W/ MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 411086 and 424994.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. District 29 Pre-K Center at 168-42 Jamaica Avenue Pre-K center
    120 feet
  2. Metropolitan Career Institute Trade or language school
    1,080 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

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

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

  1. 103rd Precinct Police station
    830 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    720 feet

Supermarkets

  1. ALDI Supermarket
    800 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,280 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 169th Street or Jamaica Avenue.

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