Jamaica Avenue & 97th Street

Jamaica Avenue and 97th Street meet at a three-way junction in Woodhaven, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. All Saints Episcopal Church Woodhaven is 700 feet away. The nearest subway, Woodhaven Blvd, is about two minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings, and 23 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
5 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Woodhaven Blvd
580 feet · 2 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
300 feet
Jamaica Av/98 St · Q56
Within a walk
7 places
3 religious buildings, 2 listed historic places and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jamaica Avenue & 97th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Woodhaven Blvd, 580 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Woodhaven Blvd J, Z
    580 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/98 St, 300 feet away, for the Q56.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Av/98 St Q56
    300 feet
    Q56

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q56 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 34 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
    0.8 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 seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

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
44 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 35 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Jamaica Avenue (north side).

East side of 97th Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 97th Street

  • 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: 401458 and 455331.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Fordham Institute Trade or language school
    650 feet

Libraries, museums and history

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

Houses of worship

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

Fire and police

  1. Engine 294/Ladder 143 Fire station
    720 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    380 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 23 places to eat and 13 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 97th Street or Jamaica Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.