Jamaica Avenue & 183rd Street

Jamaica Avenue and 183rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 32 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Harvard Playground is 1,250 feet away. The nearest subway, Jamaica-179 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, five of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1925, almost all in houses of one or two.

Safety record
18 hurt
32 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jamaica-179 St
0.5 miles · 9 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Jamaica Av/183 St · Q110
Within a walk
7 places
5 religious buildings, 1 older adult center and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jamaica Avenue & 183rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jamaica-179 St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  1. Jamaica-179 St F
    0.5 miles
    F

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/183 St, 120 feet away, for the Q110.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Av/183 St Q110
    120 feet
    Q110

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q110 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at 188th Street, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 184-45 Jamaica Avenue Gas station
    1,200 feet
  2. 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.9 miles
  3. 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    2.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 32 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11423
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
51 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1925.

Trees

Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 51 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2015 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 183rd Street

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

West side of 183rd Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Jamaica Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING W/ MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM

South side of Jamaica Avenue

  • Time-limited parking 3 signs 1 HOUR PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 3AM-6AM

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Harvard Playground
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bethesda Missionary Baptist Church House of worship
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 91-34 182nd Place Older adult center
    380 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and two 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 183rd Street or Jamaica Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, 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.