Jamaica Avenue & Guy R Brewer Boulevard

Jamaica Avenue and Guy R Brewer Boulevard meet at a three-way junction in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. J. Kurtz & Sons Store, one of six Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 130 feet away, and Grace Episcopal Church is 1,200 feet away. The nearest subway, Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer, is about five minutes on foot, for the E, J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 35 public places, 11 of them trade or language schools, and 40 places to eat.

Safety record
9 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer
1,260 feet · 5 min on foot · E, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
Jamaica Av/Guy R Brewer Blvd · Q56, Q110
Within a walk
35 places
11 trade or language schools, 10 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jamaica Avenue & Guy R Brewer Boulevard Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer, 1,260 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer E, J, Z
    1,260 feet
    E J Z

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
3 lines
  1. E …
  2. J …
  3. Z …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Jamaica Center Station Riders, Blue” (1991) by Sam Gilliam at the Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/Guy R Brewer Blvd, 80 feet away, for the Q56 and Q110.

  • 41 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Av/Guy R Brewer Blvd Q56, Q110 · Shelter
    80 feet
    Q56 Q110
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q56 …
  2. Q110 …

Live arrivals

Jamaica Avenue carries a bus lane, all day, every day.

Cycling

  • 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at 138th Street & Van Wyck Expressway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 165-01 Hillside Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 92-19 Guy R Brewer Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 60 Level 2 chargers
    250 feet
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, December 2016

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11432
Community board
Queens Community Board 12
City Council district
27
Police precinct
103
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Jamaica
Elevation
56 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2014 and 2021.

Since 2014 at least 95 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2019 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Guy R Brewer Boulevard

  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of Guy R Brewer Boulevard

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-6PM
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY

South side of Jamaica Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-2PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 2PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Six buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Art Deco, and built between 1897 and 1933.

  1. J. Kurtz & Sons Store Designated landmark
    130 feet
  2. The Register Designated landmark
    430 feet
  3. Jamaica Savings Bank Designated landmark
    490 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 public places.

  • 11 trade or language schools
  • 10 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 schools
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Ultissima Beauty Inst-Mineola Trade or language school
    100 feet
  2. Early Bird III Ec Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    860 feet
  3. Early Bird II Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    970 feet
Show all 18
  1. United Career Centers Trade or language school
    120 feet
  2. Crown Business Inst-Nyc Trade or language school
    230 feet
  3. New Allen School Trade or language school
    230 feet
  4. Nail Academy (The) Trade or language school
    310 feet
  5. New York Institute of Health Careers Trade or language school
    740 feet
  6. Queens Computer Ctr Trade or language school
    750 feet
  7. Medical Aid Training Schools Trade or language school
    830 feet
  8. Metropolitan Career Institute Trade or language school
    970 feet
  9. Net Institute Trade or language school
    980 feet
  10. Zeta Charter School – Queens Jamaica School
    1,020 feet
  11. Imagine Early Learning Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,060 feet
  12. Growing Up Green CS II Elementary School
    1,090 feet
  13. New Dawn Charter High School II School
    1,090 feet
  14. New York School of Career Education Trade or language school
    1,110 feet
  15. York College Child& Family Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sidewalk Clock at 161-11 Jamaica Avenue, New York Listed historic place
    320 feet
  2. La Casina Listed historic place
    820 feet
  3. Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building Listed historic place
    990 feet
Show all 4
  1. King Manor Museum Landmark
    1,110 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints House of worship
    340 feet
  2. Grace Episcopal Church Listed historic place
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 89-60 164th Street Older adult center
    620 feet
  2. Older adult center at Shelton House Older adult center
    1,150 feet
  3. Jamaica Post Office Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    360 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    850 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    620 feet
  2. ALDI Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 places to eat and ten food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Guy R Brewer Boulevard or Jamaica Avenue.

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