Jamaica Avenue & 190th Street
Jamaica Avenue and 190th Street meet at a three-way junction in Hollis, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Wellspring Schools is 660 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Jamaica Av/188 St, is 470 feet away for the Q110, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/188 St, 470 feet away, for the Q110.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jamaica Av/188 St Q110470 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 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 cars2.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 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)
- Hollis
- Elevation
- 51 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1928 and 1952.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 23 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
- 4 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 190th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
North side of Jamaica Avenue
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING W/ MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Jamaica Avenue
- Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 3AM-6AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 402721 and 403658.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 8 religious buildings
- 4 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Helping Hand Academy II School200 feet
- Wellspring Schools School660 feet
- Wellspring UPK School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K740 feet
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- Cambria Heights Academy School800 feet
- Committee for Early Childhood Development Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5830 feet
- P.S. 035 Nathaniel Woodhull School860 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hollis Veterans Square710 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket1,290 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and six 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 of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Jamaica Avenue & 189th Street 200 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 191st Street 370 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 188th Street 450 feet
- 91st Avenue & 189th Street 510 feet
- 190th Street & Woodhull Avenue 550 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 192nd Street 600 feet
- 90th Avenue & 190th Street 670 feet
- 91st Avenue & 188th Street 750 feet
See every intersection along 190th Street or Jamaica Avenue.