Jamaica Avenue & 90th Street

Jamaica Avenue and 90th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Woodhaven, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Equity Playground is 600 feet away. The nearest subway, Woodhaven Blvd, is about two minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 35 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
12 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Woodhaven Blvd
640 feet · 2 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
590 feet
Jamaica Av/Woodhaven Blvd West · Q56, T340
Within a walk
9 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 2 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jamaica Avenue & 90th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Woodhaven Blvd, 640 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Woodhaven Blvd J, Z
    640 feet
    J Z

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. 85 St-Forest Pkwy J
    1,250 feet
    J

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Five Points of Observation” (1990) by Kathleen McCarthy at the Woodhaven Blvd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/Woodhaven Blvd West, 590 feet away, for the Q56 and T340.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Av/Woodhaven Blvd West Q56, T340 · Shelter
    590 feet
    Q56 T340
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q56 …
  2. T340 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 44 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, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 93-02 Atlantic Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 1-01 Forest Park Drive Charging for electric cars, seven fast chargers
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2019
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2024

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
47 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 1910 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 90th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 90th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

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

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 401739, 456067, 457444 and 462435.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. District 27 Pre-K Center at 87-40 88th Street Pre-K center
    940 feet
  2. P.S. 060 Woodhaven School
    970 feet
  3. Saint Thomas Apostle Catholic Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,020 feet
Show all 5
  1. St Thomas the Apostle Catholic Acade School
    1,180 feet
  2. Parsons Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Equity Playground
    600 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 89-02 91st Street Older adult center
    1,080 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    40 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    90 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,310 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 places to eat and 19 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 90th 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.