Jamaica Avenue & 212th Street
Jamaica Avenue and 212th Street meet at a three-way junction in Queens Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2026, 3,447 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. Litchhult Square is 680 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Jamaica Av/Hollis Court Blvd, is 470 feet away for the Q110, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten 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/Hollis Court Blvd, 470 feet away, for the Q110.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jamaica Av/Hollis Court Blvd Q110470 feetQ110
Next buses at this stop
- Q110 …
Cycling
- 19 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 station860 feet
- 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1.5 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2026 so far, through July 26, 3,447 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.
| Direction on the ticket | 2026 so far |
|---|---|
| Eastbound on Jamaica Avenue | 1,732 |
| Westbound on Jamaica Avenue | 1,715 |
| Total | 3,447 |
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
- 71 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 27 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
- 6 active meters
- 3 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 212th Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 212th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Jamaica Avenue
- Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
South side of Jamaica Avenue
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 403073, 403074 and 406253.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 post office
- 1 school
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Tiny Step Learners Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5480 feet
- Helping Hand Academy I School530 feet
- Amazing Grace Cna Training & Staffin Trade or language school530 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Litchhult Square680 feet
Houses of worship
- Masjid Ar Rahman Mosque Queens Village House of worship1,040 feet
Community centers and public services
- Queens Village Post Office1,060 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch1,260 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and eight 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 & Hollis Court Boulevard 400 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 212th Place 410 feet
- 212th Street & 99th Avenue 470 feet
- 212th Street & 94th Road 490 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 211th Street 660 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 213th Street 670 feet
- 212th Street & 94th Avenue 730 feet
- 99th Avenue & 211th Place 740 feet
See every intersection along 212th Street or Jamaica Avenue.