Jamaica Avenue & Lefferts Boulevard

Jamaica Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard meet at a four-way crossing in Richmond Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Richmond Hill Library is 420 feet away. The nearest subway, 121 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, five of them religious buildings, and 24 places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1959, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
17 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
121 St
480 feet · 2 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
30 feet
Lefferts Blvd/Jamaica Av · Q10, Q80, QM18
Within a walk
10 places
5 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jamaica Avenue & Lefferts Boulevard Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 121 St, 480 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 121 St J, Z
    480 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. 111 St J
    0.4 miles
    J

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Lefferts Blvd/Jamaica Av, 30 feet away, for the Q10, Q80 and QM18.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lefferts Blvd/Jamaica Av Q10, Q80, QM18
    30 feet
    Q10 Q80 QM18

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q10 …
  2. Q80 …
  3. QM18 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 31 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 91-62 Lefferts Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 80-25 126th Street Charging for electric cars, 31 Level 2 chargers and three fast chargers
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 17 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 8 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11418
Community board
Queens Community Board 9
City Council district
29
Police precinct
102
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Richmond Hill

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1959.

Trees

Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2020 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Jamaica Avenue

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

South side of Jamaica Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 9AM-9:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

East side of Lefferts Boulevard

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY NOON-1:30PM

West side of Lefferts Boulevard

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY NOON-1:30PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-3PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 403727, 405922 and 424988.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Colonial Revival, and built in 1908.

  1. Richmond Hill Republican Club Designated landmark
    340 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 library
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 police station
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 051 Pre-K
    950 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Richmond Hill Library
    420 feet
  2. Rko Keith's Theatre Listed historic place
    840 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Resurrection Church Kew Gardens Listed historic place
    990 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Richmond Hill Post Office
    880 feet

Fire and police

  1. 102nd Precinct Police station
    720 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    830 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    440 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,020 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and 17 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Jamaica Avenue or Lefferts Boulevard.

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