Jamaica Avenue & Merrick Boulevard

Jamaica Avenue and Merrick Boulevard meet at a four-way crossing in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 23 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 66,238 bus-lane camera tickets were recorded here. It is 760 feet to the 103rd Precinct. The nearest subway, 169 St, is about seven minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 23 places to eat. A bus lane runs along Jamaica Avenue, all day.

Safety record
19 hurt
23 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
169 St
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Merrick Blvd/Jamaica Av · Q17
Within a walk
27 places
10 religious buildings, 6 trade or language schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jamaica Avenue & Merrick Boulevard Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 169 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 169 St F
    0.4 miles
    F

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
1 line
  1. F …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …

Also within a walk

  1. Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer E, J, Z
    0.4 miles
    E J Z

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Merrick Blvd/Jamaica Av, 50 feet away, for the Q17.

  • 40 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Merrick Blvd/Jamaica Av Q17
    50 feet
    Q17

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q17 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

  • 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 165-01 Hillside Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 92-23 168th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1,030 feet
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 23 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 66,238 bus-lane camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 3rd most of the 174 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 3, 20,494 more were issued.

Every corner with bus-lane camera tickets

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
60 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 900 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 2018 and 2022.

Since 2014 at least 476 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Skyline' thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 44 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2020 and August 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Jamaica Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Jamaica Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-2PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 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

East side of Merrick Boulevard

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-6PM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Spanish and Mexican Baroque, and built in 1928.

  1. Loew's Valencia Theater Designated landmark
    260 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 6 trade or language schools
  • 2 career or business centers
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Metropolitan Career Institute Trade or language school
    130 feet
  2. Crown Business Inst-Nyc Trade or language school
    850 feet
  3. New Allen School Trade or language school
    850 feet
Show all 8
  1. Ultissima Beauty Inst-Mineola Trade or language school
    1,050 feet
  2. United Career Centers Trade or language school
    1,080 feet
  3. District 29 Pre-K Center at 168-42 Jamaica Avenue Pre-K center
    1,080 feet
  4. Nail Academy (The) Trade or language school
    1,260 feet
  5. Rising Stars Islamic School
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Central Library
    790 feet
  2. J. Kurtz and Sons Store Building Listed historic place
    1,080 feet
  3. Sidewalk Clock at 161-11 Jamaica Avenue, New York Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints House of worship
    1,050 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 92-47 165th Street Older adult center
    630 feet
  2. Queens Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    940 feet
  3. Workforce1 Industrial & Transportation Career Center Career or business center
    940 feet
Show all 4
  1. Older adult center at 89-60 164th Street Older adult center
    1,000 feet

Fire and police

  1. 103rd Precinct Police station
    760 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    640 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    970 feet

Supermarkets

  1. ALDI Supermarket
    730 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Mannan Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    750 feet

Other places

  1. Jamaica Bus Terminal
    760 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and seven food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Jamaica Avenue or Merrick Boulevard.

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