Jamaica Avenue & 171st Street

Jamaica Avenue and 171st Street meet at a three-way junction in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Workforce1 Industrial & Transportation Career Center is 990 feet away. The nearest subway, 169 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 27 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
19 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
169 St
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
280 feet
Jamaica Av/170 St · Q54, Q56
Within a walk
13 places
4 religious buildings, 2 career or business centers and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jamaica Avenue & 171st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 169 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  1. 169 St F
    0.4 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, 280 feet away, for the Q54 and Q56.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q54 …
  2. Q56 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 32 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
    0.7 miles
  2. 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    1,300 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 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 19 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2019
  • Safety Improvement Project, 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
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, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Bloodgood' London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2020 and July 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 171st Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 171st Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of Jamaica Avenue

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 408103 and 411060.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. District 29 Pre-K Center at 168-42 Jamaica Avenue Pre-K center
    710 feet
  2. P.S./I.S. 268 School
    1,090 feet
  3. The Lutheran Church of Our Savior Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

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

Health care

  1. Highland Care Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,140 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Savior Lutheran Church Jamaica House of worship
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    650 feet
  2. ALDI Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 171st 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 Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.