Jamaica Avenue & Myrtle Avenue

Jamaica Avenue and Myrtle Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Richmond Hill, Queens. The corner is also named James J. Creegan Square by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Richmond Hill Post Office is 930 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 23 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
121 St
530 feet · 2 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
60 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 & Myrtle Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 121 St, 530 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 121 St J, Z
    530 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, 60 feet away, for the Q10, Q80 and QM18.

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

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 two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2024.

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

This corner is also named James J. Creegan Square, a co-naming enacted on April 25, 1989 (Local Law 27 of 1989).

The streets

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

Homes

About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

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

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on James J. Creegan Square.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 11 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2020 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9:30am to 7pm on Jamaica Avenue (south side).

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 parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Myrtle Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 414740.

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
    360 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
    900 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Richmond Hill Library
    480 feet
  2. Rko Keith's Theatre Listed historic place
    780 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Resurrection Church Kew Gardens Listed historic place
    1,040 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Richmond Hill Post Office
    930 feet

Fire and police

  1. 102nd Precinct Police station
    670 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    780 feet

Supermarkets

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

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    970 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and 17 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Jamaica Avenue or Myrtle Avenue.

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