Jamaica Avenue & 96th Street

Jamaica Avenue and 96th Street meet at a three-way junction in Woodhaven, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The Engine 294/Ladder 143 firehouse is 980 feet away. The nearest subway, Woodhaven Blvd, is about a minute on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them listed historic places, and 30 places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Woodhaven Blvd
320 feet · 1 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
450 feet
Jamaica Av/94 St · Q56
Within a walk
7 places
2 listed historic places, 2 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jamaica Avenue & 96th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Woodhaven Blvd, 320 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Woodhaven Blvd J, Z
    320 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. 104 St J, Z
    0.3 miles
    J Z

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/94 St, 450 feet away, for the Q56.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Av/94 St Q56 · Countdown sign
    450 feet
    Q56
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q56 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 37 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Myrtle Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 93-02 Atlantic Avenue Gas station
    0.7 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 two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 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
45 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 900 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 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Windover Gold' ginkgo and the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 6 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 96th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING WEDNESDAY SATURDAY 7AM-3PM

West side of 96th Street

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

North side of Jamaica Avenue

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

South side of Jamaica Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 9AM-9:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 452535, 452778, 462129 and 462450.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 school
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Fordham Institute Trade or language school
    910 feet
  2. New York City Academy for Discovery School
    1,100 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. St. Matthew's Episcopal Church Listed historic place
    750 feet
  2. Wyckoff-Snediker Family Cemetery Listed historic place
    830 feet

Houses of worship

  1. All Saints Episcopal Church Woodhaven House of worship
    770 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 294/Ladder 143 Fire station
    980 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    640 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 places to eat and 14 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 96th 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.