Jamaica Avenue & 222nd Street
Jamaica Avenue and 222nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Queens Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 1,203 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. P.S./I.S. 295 is 380 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Jamaica Av/222 St, is 130 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 six places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/222 St, 130 feet away, for the Q36 and Q110.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jamaica Av/222 St Q36, Q110130 feetQ36 Q110
Next buses at this stop
- Q36 …
- Q110 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 222nd Street.
- 11 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, 0.7 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 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 11 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, December 2014
- Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2019
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 1,203 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 665th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 805 more were issued.
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
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 600 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 1963.
Trees
NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 27 signs on these blocks
- 10 different rules
- 3 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 222nd Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 222nd Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
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
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Jamaica Avenue
- Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 404245 and 406231.
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
- P.S./I.S. 295 School380 feet
- A to Z Center Too Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K640 feet
- Kidslandny Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,150 feet
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- Abd School for Nurse Aides Trade or language school1,210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Queens Village Veterans Plaza1,240 feet
Houses of worship
- Chinese United Methodist Church Flushing House of worship590 feet
- Queens Reformed Church House of worship960 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket310 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and four 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:
- 222nd Street & 95th Avenue 110 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 221st Street 340 feet
- 222nd Street & 96th Avenue 370 feet
- 224th Street & 95th Avenue 570 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 224th Street 590 feet
- 222nd Street & 94th Avenue 600 feet
- 221st Street & 94th Drive 600 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 220th Street 760 feet
See every intersection along 222nd Street or Jamaica Avenue.