Jamaica Avenue & 205th Street
Jamaica Avenue and 205th Street meet at a three-way junction in Hollis, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Queens Village Post Office is 1,290 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Jamaica Av/Francis Lewis Blvd, is 240 feet away for the Q110, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them religious buildings, and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/Francis Lewis Blvd, 240 feet away, for the Q110.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jamaica Av/Francis Lewis Blvd Q110240 feetQ110
Next buses at this stop
- Q110 …
Cycling
- 4 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 mile by car along the streets.
- 206-02 Jamaica Avenue Gas station1,150 feet
- 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1.8 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
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
- 64 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
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 1925 and 1963.
Trees
NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese cedar.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2020 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Jamaica Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Time-limited parking 1 sign 2 HOUR PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING W/ MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 404228.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 post office
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Celeste Training Center Trade or language school90 feet
- Resilience Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5540 feet
- District 29 Pre-K Center at 207-01 Jamaica Avenue Pre-K center690 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Haggerty Park400 feet
- Haggerty Park Playground910 feet
Community centers and public services
- Queens Village Post Office1,290 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store1,120 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and five 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & Jamaica Avenue 300 feet
- 205th Street & 94th Avenue 300 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 204th Street 320 feet
- 204th Street & 94th Avenue 520 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 207th Street 560 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 94th Avenue 570 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 202nd Street 580 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 99th Avenue 610 feet
See every intersection along 205th Street or Jamaica Avenue.