Jamaica Avenue & 221st Street
Jamaica Avenue and 221st Street meet at a three-way junction in Queens Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Chinese United Methodist Church Flushing is 320 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Jamaica Av/222 St, is 290 feet away for the Q36 and Q110, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/222 St, 290 feet away, for the Q36 and Q110.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jamaica Av/222 St Q36, Q110290 feetQ36 Q110
Next buses at this stop
- Q36 …
- Q110 …
Cycling
- 17 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, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 239-15 Jamaica Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 229-20 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 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
- 79 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 500 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 1964.
Trees
NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
- 4 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2018 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Jamaica Avenue (south side).
East side of 221st Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
North side of Jamaica Avenue
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 406231 and 407746.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 park
- 1 school
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- A to Z Center Too Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K290 feet
- P.S./I.S. 295 School730 feet
- Kidslandny Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K800 feet
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- Abd School for Nurse Aides Trade or language school860 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Queens Village Veterans Plaza890 feet
Houses of worship
- Chinese United Methodist Church Flushing House of worship320 feet
- Queens Reformed Church House of worship620 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch970 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket650 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and seven 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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 221st Street & 94th Drive 260 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 222nd Street 340 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 220th Street 420 feet
- 222nd Street & 95th Avenue 460 feet
- 221st Street & 94th Road 510 feet
- 220th Street & 94th Drive 640 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & Springfield Boulevard 710 feet
- 222nd Street & 96th Avenue 720 feet
See every intersection along 221st Street or Jamaica Avenue.