Jamaica Avenue & 198th Street

Jamaica Avenue and 198th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Hollis, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Hollis Post Office is 140 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Jamaica Av/198 St, is 160 feet away for the Q110, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Clearview Expressway
1.1 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
Jamaica Av/198 St · Q110
Within a walk
8 places
2 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jamaica Avenue & 198th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/198 St, 160 feet away, for the Q110.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q110 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway at Clearview Expressway & Hillside Avenue at 212th Street, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 206-02 Jamaica Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    1.8 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 11 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 foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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
58 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane

Homes

About 600 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 1950.

Trees

NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 20 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

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

East side of Carpenter Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Carpenter Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Jamaica Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING W/ MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM

South side of Jamaica Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 3AM-6AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 404199 and 408235.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 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. Resilience Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Haggerty Park
    660 feet
  2. Haggerty Park Playground
    730 feet

Health care

  1. Holliswood Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare Nursing home or hospice
    1,120 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Hollis Post Office
    140 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 301/Ladder 150 Fire station
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,280 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    670 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 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:

See every intersection along 198th Street, Carpenter Avenue or Jamaica 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.