Jamaica Avenue & 186th Street
Jamaica Avenue and 186th Street meet at a three-way junction in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Helping Hand Academy II is 1,130 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 187 Pl/Jamaica Av, is 460 feet away for the Q2 and Q3, and 11 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 187 Pl/Jamaica Av, 460 feet away, for the Q2 and Q3.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 187 Pl/Jamaica Av Q2, Q3460 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 mile by car along the streets.
- 184-45 Jamaica Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.3 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, January 2019
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
- 46 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 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
Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Jamaica Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING W/ MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Helping Hand Academy II School1,130 feet
- Cambria Heights Academy School1,130 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hollis Veterans Square500 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.5 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Jamaica Avenue & 185th Street 260 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 187th Place 420 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 184th Place 520 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & Hollis Avenue 660 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 188th Street 770 feet
- 90th Avenue & 186th Street 830 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 184th Street 860 feet
- 91st Avenue & 187th Place 860 feet
See every intersection along 186th Street or Jamaica Avenue.