Jamaica Avenue & 185th Street
Jamaica Avenue and 185th Street meet at a three-way junction in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Hollis Veterans Square is 760 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 187 Pl/Jamaica Av, is 720 feet away for the Q2 and Q3, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, five of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 187 Pl/Jamaica Av, 720 feet away, for the Q2 and Q3.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 187 Pl/Jamaica Av Q2, Q3720 feetQ2 Q3
Next buses at this stop
- Q2 …
- Q3 …
Cycling
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at 188th Street, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 184-45 Jamaica Avenue Gas station210 feet
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1 mile
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
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
- 45 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
Seventeen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2020 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 185th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of 185th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of Jamaica Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING W/ MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hollis Veterans Square760 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Jamaica Avenue & 184th Place 260 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 186th Street 260 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 184th Street 590 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 187th Place 680 feet
- 90th Avenue & 185th Street 820 feet
- 184th Street & 91st Road 870 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & Hollis Avenue 920 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 183rd Street 960 feet
See every intersection along 185th Street or Jamaica Avenue.