Jamaica Avenue & 178th Street

Jamaica Avenue and 178th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2026, 1,655 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. Bethesda Missionary Baptist Church is 440 feet away. The nearest subway, Jamaica-179 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, five of them religious buildings, and 15 places to eat.

Safety record
19 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jamaica-179 St
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Jamaica Av/178 St · Q110
Within a walk
9 places
5 religious buildings, 1 nursing home or hospice and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jamaica Avenue & 178th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jamaica-179 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  1. Jamaica-179 St F
    0.3 miles
    F

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/178 St, 120 feet away, for the Q110.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q110 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 21 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
    0.5 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 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 19 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 1,655 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

Every corner with red-light camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11432
Community board
Queens Community Board 12
City Council district
23 and 27 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
103
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Jamaica
Elevation
54 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 178th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-6PM ALL DAYS

West side of 178th Street

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

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

South side of Jamaica Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 3AM-6AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 412503.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Magic Fingers Natural Hair Institute Trade or language school
    140 feet
  2. P.S./I.S. 268 School
    570 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Harvard Playground
    740 feet

Health care

  1. Highland Care Center Nursing home or hospice
    780 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bethesda Missionary Baptist Church House of worship
    440 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    960 feet
  2. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and eight food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and 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 178th Street or Jamaica Avenue.

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