Jamaica Avenue & 176th Street

Jamaica Avenue and 176th Street meet at a three-way junction in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S./I.S. 268 is 160 feet away. The nearest subway, Jamaica-179 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 21 places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jamaica-179 St
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
350 feet
Jamaica Av/178 St · Q110
Within a walk
13 places
8 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jamaica Avenue & 176th 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/178 St, 350 feet away, for the Q110.

  • 23 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Av/178 St Q110
    350 feet
    Q110

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2024.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, November 2025
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

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
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the European hornbeam and the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2018 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 176th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 176th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

North side of Jamaica Avenue

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING W/ MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Jamaica Avenue

  • 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 zone: 405593.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

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

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Harvard Playground
    1,150 feet

Health care

  1. Highland Care Center Nursing home or hospice
    530 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bethesda Missionary Baptist Church House of worship
    850 feet
  2. Our Savior Lutheran Church Jamaica House of worship
    980 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    550 feet
  2. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. ALDI Supermarket
    0.5 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 21 places to eat and 11 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 176th 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.