Jamaica Avenue & Richmond Street
Jamaica Avenue and Richmond Street meet at a three-way junction in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, at the edge of Highland Park-Cypress Hills Cemeteries (South). Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Worship Center Iglesia Cristiana is 1,230 feet away. The nearest subway, Cypress Hills, is about six minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them religious buildings.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Cypress Hills, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Cypress Hills J0.3 milesJ
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- J …
Manhattan
1 line- J …
Also within a walk
- Norwood Av J, Z0.5 milesJ Z
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Five Points of Observation” (1990) by Kathleen McCarthy at the Cypress Hills station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/Richmond St, 160 feet away, for the Q56.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jamaica Av/Richmond St Q56160 feetQ56
Next buses at this stop
- Q56 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Jamaica Ave & Elton St 18 docks in all0.5 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Cypress Hills Street & Jackie Robinson Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 766 Jamaica Avenue Gas station730 feet
- 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11208
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 37
- Police precinct
- 75
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Cypress Hills; the corner is on the edge of the Highland Park-Cypress Hills Cemeteries (South) area
- Elevation
- 63 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1920.
Trees
NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 19 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and February 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Jamaica Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
East side of Richmond Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of Richmond Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 garden
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 065 School · pre-K310 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Chestnut Street Garden500 feet
Houses of worship
- Andrews Methodist Church Listed historic place840 feet
- Worship Center Iglesia Cristiana House of worship1,230 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket1,150 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Jamaica Avenue & Logan Street 400 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & Chestnut Street 400 feet
- Etna Street & Richmond Street 600 feet
- Euclid Avenue & Jamaica Avenue at Cypress Hills Street 720 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & Norwood Avenue 790 feet
- Euclid Avenue & Jamaica Avenue 790 feet
- Logan Street & Etna Street 890 feet
- Chestnut Street & Etna Street 970 feet
See every intersection along Jamaica Avenue or Richmond Street.