Jamaica Avenue & 87th Street

Jamaica Avenue and 87th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Woodhaven, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Woodhaven Post Office is 1,240 feet away. The nearest subway, 85 St-Forest Pkwy, is about two minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them religious buildings, and 37 places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
85 St-Forest Pkwy
540 feet · 2 min on foot · J
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
Jamaica Av/88 St · Q56
Within a walk
8 places
4 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jamaica Avenue & 87th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 85 St-Forest Pkwy, 540 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 85 St-Forest Pkwy J
    540 feet
    J

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
1 line
  1. J …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. J …

Also within a walk

  1. Woodhaven Blvd J, Z
    0.3 miles
    J Z

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/88 St, 100 feet away, for the Q56.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Av/88 St Q56
    100 feet
    Q56

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q56 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 52 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Forest Park Drive & J Robinson Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 74-08 Jamaica Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 1-01 Forest Park Drive Charging for electric cars, seven fast chargers
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11421
Community board
Queens Community Board 9
City Council district
32
Police precinct
102
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Woodhaven
Elevation
49 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 17 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2019 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 87th Street

  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 87th Street

  • No standing 1 sign 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

South side of Jamaica Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 455625 and 455648.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 post office
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Saint Thomas Apostle Catholic Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    310 feet
  2. St Thomas the Apostle Catholic Acade School
    630 feet
  3. District 27 Pre-K Center at 87-40 88th Street Pre-K center
    740 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Tabernacle of Emmanuel Full Gospel Assemblies House of worship
    1,050 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Woodhaven Post Office
    1,240 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    990 feet
  2. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    750 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    800 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    600 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 places to eat and 20 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 87th Street or Jamaica Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.