Jamaica Avenue & 208th Street
Jamaica Avenue and 208th Street meet at a three-way junction in Queens Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Queens Village Post Office is 470 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Jamaica Av/Francis Lewis Blvd, is 470 feet away for the Q110, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, five of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/Francis Lewis Blvd, 470 feet away, for the Q110.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jamaica Av/Francis Lewis Blvd Q110470 feetQ110
Next buses at this stop
- Q110 …
Cycling
- 7 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, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 206-02 Jamaica Avenue Gas station820 feet
- 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1.7 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11428
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 23 and 27 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 105
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Queens Village
- Elevation
- 58 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
Homes
About 400 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 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2015 and November 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 208th Street
- Time-limited parking 1 sign 1 HOUR PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
West side of 208th Street
- Time-limited parking 1 sign 1 HOUR PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
North side of Jamaica Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 403346.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 post office
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- District 29 Pre-K Center at 207-01 Jamaica Avenue Pre-K center270 feet
- Celeste Training Center Trade or language school890 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Haggerty Park1,230 feet
Houses of worship
- Masjid Ar Rahman Mosque Queens Village House of worship970 feet
Community centers and public services
- Queens Village Post Office470 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine 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:
- Jamaica Avenue & 207th Street 260 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 209th Street 270 feet
- 208th Street & 94th Avenue 450 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & Jamaica Avenue 530 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 210th Street 530 feet
- 207th Street & 94th Avenue 680 feet
- 209th Street & 94th Avenue 710 feet
- 210th Street & 94th Road 800 feet
See every intersection along 208th Street or Jamaica Avenue.