Jamaica Avenue & 212th Place
Jamaica Avenue and 212th Place meet at a three-way junction in Queens Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Helping Hand Academy I is 120 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Jamaica Av/212 Pl, is 90 feet away for the Q82 and Q110, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, six of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/212 Pl, 90 feet away, for the Q82 and Q110.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jamaica Av/212 Pl Q82, Q11090 feetQ82 Q110
Next buses at this stop
- Q82 …
- Q110 …
Cycling
- 23 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, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 213-10 Jamaica Avenue Gas station440 feet
- 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1.5 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 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
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, September 2023
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
- 72 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2024 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on Jamaica Avenue (south side).
West side of 212th Place
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Jamaica Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 403074 and 406253.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 school
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Tiny Step Learners Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 570 feet
- Helping Hand Academy I School120 feet
- Amazing Grace Cna Training & Staffin Trade or language school120 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Litchhult Square270 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch850 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store1,160 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and ten food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Jamaica Avenue & 213th Street 260 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 212th Street 410 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 214th Street 510 feet
- 212th Street & 94th Road 600 feet
- 94th Avenue & 212th Place 610 feet
- Hempstead Avenue & 98th Avenue 770 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 214th Place 790 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & Hollis Court Boulevard 810 feet
See every intersection along 212th Place or Jamaica Avenue.