Jamaica Avenue & 175th Street

Jamaica Avenue and 175th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 31 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Highland Care Center is 290 feet away. The nearest subway, Jamaica-179 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 22 places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
26 hurt
31 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jamaica-179 St
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
380 feet
Jamaica Av/173 St · Q110
Within a walk
11 places
7 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jamaica Avenue & 175th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jamaica-179 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  1. Jamaica-179 St F
    0.4 miles
    F

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/173 St, 380 feet away, for the Q110.

  • 23 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Av/173 St Q110 · Shelter
    380 feet
    Q110
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q110 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 27 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. 184-45 Jamaica Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.4 miles
  3. 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 31 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 26 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 12 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, December 2014
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, July 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
56 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane

Homes

About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

East side of 175th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of 175th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of Jamaica Avenue

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

South side of Jamaica Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 411467 and 425348.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 school
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S./I.S. 268 School
    230 feet
  2. The Lutheran Church of Our Savior Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    730 feet
  3. Magic Fingers Natural Hair Institute Trade or language school
    800 feet

Health care

  1. Highland Care Center Nursing home or hospice
    290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Savior Lutheran Church Jamaica House of worship
    730 feet
  2. Bethesda Missionary Baptist Church House of worship
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    310 feet
  2. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. ALDI Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 175th Street or Jamaica Avenue.

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