Jamaica Avenue & 215th Street
Jamaica Avenue and 215th Street meet at a three-way junction in Queens Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Litchhult Square is 1,220 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Jamaica Av/215 St, is 50 feet away for the Q110, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/215 St, 50 feet away, for the Q110.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jamaica Av/215 St Q11050 feetQ110
Next buses at this stop
- Q110 …
Cycling
- 26 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Hempstead Avenue & Cross Island Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 213-10 Jamaica Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 1 person killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
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
- 78 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 1925 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Jamaica Avenue
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 404513.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 parks
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Bethel Christian Learning Center School440 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Litchhult Square1,220 feet
- Queens Village Veterans Plaza1,310 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch590 feet
- Capital One Bank branch810 feet
- Citibank Bank branch860 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store390 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and 11 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Jamaica Avenue & 215th Place 270 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & Vanderveer Street 270 feet
- 215th Street & 94th Road 540 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 216th Street 540 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 214th Place 630 feet
- Vanderveer Street & 94th Road 760 feet
- 215th Place & 94th Road 810 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 217th Street 820 feet
See every intersection along 215th Street or Jamaica Avenue.