Jamaica Avenue & 197th Street

Jamaica Avenue and 197th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Hollis, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Hollis Post Office is 380 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Jamaica Av/198 St, is 660 feet away for the Q110, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
9 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Grand Central Parkway
1 mile by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
660 feet
Jamaica Av/198 St · Q110
Within a walk
9 places
3 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jamaica Avenue & 197th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/198 St, 660 feet away, for the Q110.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Av/198 St Q110
    660 feet
    Q110

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q110 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at McLaughlin Avenue & Grand Central Parkway at Sutro Street, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 202-06 Hillside Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    1.7 miles
  3. 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    2.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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)
Hollis
Elevation
51 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

Seventeen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2020 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 197th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

West side of 197th Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

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 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 7 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 408235.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 park
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Committee for Early Childhood Development Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,090 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Haggerty Park
    1,150 feet
  2. Haggerty Park Playground
    1,220 feet

Health care

  1. Holliswood Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare Nursing home or hospice
    620 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Hollis Post Office
    380 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 301/Ladder 150 Fire station
    530 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    790 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    1,160 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and seven food stores.

Not on record for this corner:

  • A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
  • A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • A signal or safety change
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 197th Street, Jamaica Avenue or Woodhull 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.