Jamaica Avenue & Parsons Boulevard

Jamaica Avenue and Parsons Boulevard meet at a four-way crossing in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 37 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Jamaica Performing Arts Center is 530 feet away, and Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is 1,170 feet away. The nearest subway, Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer, is about a minute on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 40 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 36 places to eat.

Safety record
23 hurt
37 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer
260 feet · 1 min on foot · E, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Parsons Blvd/Jamaica Av · Q25, Q65
Within a walk
40 places
10 religious buildings, 10 trade or language schools and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jamaica Avenue & Parsons Boulevard Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer E, J, Z
    260 feet
    E J Z

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Parsons Blvd F
    0.3 miles
    F
  2. Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport E, J, Z
    0.5 miles
    E J 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 Parsons Blvd/Jamaica Av, 50 feet away, for the Q25 and Q65.

  • 35 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Parsons Blvd/Jamaica Av Q25, Q65
    50 feet
    Q25 Q65

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q25 …
  2. Q65 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

  • 36 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 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 mile by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 37 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 23 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 14 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 1997

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 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 1990 and 2020.

Since 2014 at least 233 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2023 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Jamaica Avenue

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

South side of Jamaica Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Parsons Boulevard

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Parsons Boulevard

  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 422334.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are eight Individual Landmarks, and nine buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Romanesque Revival (early). They were mostly built between 1857 and 1905.

  1. La Casina Designated landmark
    440 feet
  2. Jamaica Savings Bank Designated landmark
    560 feet
  3. The Register Designated landmark
    610 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Imagine Early Learning Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    60 feet
  2. New York School of Career Education Trade or language school
    110 feet
  3. Zeta Charter School – Queens Jamaica School
    360 feet
Show all 19
  1. Queens Computer Ctr Trade or language school
    680 feet
  2. Medical Aid Training Schools Trade or language school
    760 feet
  3. Nail Academy (The) Trade or language school
    870 feet
  4. York College Child& Family Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    940 feet
  5. Early Bird II Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,000 feet
  6. United Career Centers Trade or language school
    1,040 feet
  7. Ultissima Beauty Inst-Mineola Trade or language school
    1,060 feet
  8. Hearts and Minds Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,160 feet
  9. Net Institute Trade or language school
    1,180 feet
  10. South Jamaica Center for Children & Parents Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,190 feet
  11. Crown Business Inst-Nyc Trade or language school
    1,230 feet
  12. New Allen School Trade or language school
    1,230 feet
  13. Growing Up Green CS II Elementary School
    1,250 feet
  14. New Dawn Charter High School II School
    1,250 feet
  15. Queens High School for the Sciences at York College School
    1,270 feet
  16. New York Institute of Health Careers Trade or language school
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rufus King Park
    680 feet
  2. Prospect Cemetery Listed historic place
    760 feet
  3. Rufus King Park Playground
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sidewalk Clock at 161-11 Jamaica Avenue, New York Listed historic place
    730 feet
  2. St. Monica's Church Listed historic place
    900 feet
  3. King Manor Museum Landmark · listed historic place
    960 feet
Show all 5
  1. J. Kurtz and Sons Store Building Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
  2. Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building Listed historic place
    1,180 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Jamaica Performing Arts Center Theater or concert hall · landmark · listed historic place
    530 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Grace Episcopal Church Landmark · listed historic place
    230 feet
  2. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints House of worship
    1,170 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Jamaica YMCA Recreation center
    660 feet
  2. Queens County Family Court Courthouse
    810 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    640 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,310 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 places to eat and eight food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Jamaica Avenue or Parsons Boulevard.

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.