Jamaica Avenue & 89th Avenue
Jamaica Avenue and 89th Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Jamaica Hills-Briarwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Forgiveness Assembly Church is 770 feet away. The nearest subway, Jamaica-Van Wyck, is about four minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 21 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Jamaica-Van Wyck, 1,140 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Jamaica-Van Wyck E1,140 feetE
Next trains at this station
Jamaica
1 line- E …
Manhattan
1 line- E …
Also within a walk
- Sutphin Blvd F1,280 feetF
- Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport E, J, Z0.4 milesE J Z
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/Queens Blvd, 160 feet away, for the Q54, Q56 and T300.
- 22 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jamaica Av/Queens Blvd Q54, Q56, T300160 feetQ54 Q56 T300
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
- Q56 …
- T300 …
Cycling
- 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at 138th Street & Van Wyck Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 137-21 Jamaica Avenue Gas station680 feet
- 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2022.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11435
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 103
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Jamaica Hills-Briarwood
- Elevation
- 55 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
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 1920 and 1937.
Since 2014 at least 27 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2017 and July 2025, 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).
North side of 89th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Jamaica Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 418644.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- P.S. 082 Hammond School810 feet
- Al-Iman School1,020 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Howard Von Dohlen Playground1,130 feet
Houses of worship
- Forgiveness Assembly Church House of worship770 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.3 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
- Trade Fair Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and nine food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 89th Avenue & 139th Street 100 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 138th Place 120 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 139th Street 150 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & Queens Boulevard 200 feet
- 139th Street & 88th Road 290 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 143rd Street 460 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 138th Street 490 feet
- 88th Avenue & 139th Street 530 feet
See every intersection along 89th Avenue or Jamaica Avenue.