Jamaica Avenue & 170th Street

Jamaica Avenue and 170th Street meet at a three-way junction in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. Queens Workforce1 Career Center is 680 feet away. The nearest subway, 169 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 24 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
169 St
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
Jamaica Av/170 St · Q54, Q56
Within a walk
11 places
4 religious buildings, 2 career or business centers and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jamaica Avenue & 170th 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 seven 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/170 St, 80 feet away, for the Q54 and Q56.

  • 32 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Av/170 St Q54, Q56 · Shelter
    80 feet
    Q54 Q56
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q54 …
  2. Q56 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 31 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 1 mile by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 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

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2019
  • Safety Improvement Project, 2023
  • Turn calming, May 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
51 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 45 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 170th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 170th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Jamaica Avenue

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

South side of Jamaica Avenue

  • Metered parking 8 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. District 29 Pre-K Center at 168-42 Jamaica Avenue Pre-K center
    400 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

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

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

  1. 103rd Precinct Police station
    1,140 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,020 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    960 feet
  2. ALDI Supermarket
    1,110 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 24 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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 170th 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.