Jamaica Avenue & 188th Street
Jamaica Avenue and 188th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Hollis, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2026, 240 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here through August 27. Hollis Veterans Square is 250 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Jamaica Av/188 St, is 40 feet away for the Q110, and 11 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/188 St, 40 feet away, for the Q110.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jamaica Av/188 St Q11040 feetQ110
Next buses at this stop
- Q110 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at 188th Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 184-45 Jamaica Avenue Gas station1,240 feet
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.2 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 16 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, December 2014
- Accessible pedestrian signal, November 2019
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2026 so far, through August 27, 240 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.
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)
- Hollis
- Elevation
- 49 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 1925 and 1952.
Trees
NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 32 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
- 3 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2020 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 188th Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Jamaica Avenue
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING W/ MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
South side of Jamaica Avenue
- Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 3AM-6AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Woodhull Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
South side of Woodhull Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 404199 and 407002.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 10 religious buildings
- 4 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Helping Hand Academy II School360 feet
- Cambria Heights Academy School360 feet
- Wellspring Schools School1,120 feet
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- Wellspring UPK School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K1,200 feet
- Committee for Early Childhood Development Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,290 feet
- P.S. 035 Nathaniel Woodhull School1,310 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hollis Veterans Square250 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and five 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 of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Jamaica Avenue & 189th Street 260 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & Hollis Avenue 350 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 187th Place 350 feet
- 91st Avenue & 188th Street 400 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 190th Street 450 feet
- 190th Street & Woodhull Avenue 490 feet
- 91st Avenue & 189th Street 560 feet
- 91st Avenue & 187th Place 660 feet
See every intersection along 188th Street, Jamaica Avenue or Woodhull Avenue.