Jamaica Avenue & 224th Street
Jamaica Avenue and 224th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Queens Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. In 2025, 2,903 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. P.S./I.S. 295 is 420 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Jamaica Av/222 St, is 400 feet away for the Q36 and Q110, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them religious buildings, and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/222 St, 400 feet away, for the Q36 and Q110.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jamaica Av/222 St Q36, Q110400 feetQ36 Q110
Next buses at this stop
- Q36 …
- Q110 …
Cycling
- 4 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 station0.4 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.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, December 2014
- Accessible pedestrian signal, February 2020
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 2,903 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 307th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 1,905 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11428
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 105
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Queens Village
- Elevation
- 82 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 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 224th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 224th Street
- No standing 2 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
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Jamaica Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 404245.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S./I.S. 295 School420 feet
- A to Z Center Too Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,230 feet
Houses of worship
- Chinese United Methodist Church Flushing House of worship1,180 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket300 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and two 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 nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Jamaica Avenue & 225th Street 280 feet
- 224th Street & 95th Avenue 490 feet
- 224th Street & 93rd Road 500 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 222nd Street 590 feet
- 222nd Street & 95th Avenue 700 feet
- 95th Avenue & 225th Street 750 feet
- 224th Street & 93rd Avenue 760 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 221st Street 940 feet
See every intersection along 224th Street or Jamaica Avenue.