Jamaica Avenue & Union Hall Street

Jamaica Avenue and Union Hall Street meet at a three-way junction in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. The Register, one of six Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 170 feet away. The nearest subway, Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer, is about four minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 38 public places, 11 of them trade or language schools, and 41 places to eat. A bus lane runs along Jamaica Avenue, all day.

Safety record
3 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer
960 feet · 4 min on foot · E, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Jamaica Av/162 St · Q30, Q31, Q75
Within a walk
38 places
11 trade or language schools, 10 religious buildings and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jamaica Avenue & Union Hall Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer, 960 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer E, J, Z
    960 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
    0.4 miles
    F

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 Jamaica Av/162 St, 60 feet away, for the Q30, Q31 and Q75.

  • 40 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Av/162 St Q30, Q31, Q75
    60 feet
    Q30 Q31 Q75

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q30 …
  2. Q31 …
  3. Q75 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

  • 33 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, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2024.

What the city has done here

  • Enhanced crossing, August 2019

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
59 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,900 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 2021.

Since 2014 at least 95 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2019 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of Jamaica Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Union Hall Street

  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Union Hall Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Ambulettes and Access-A-Ride only 2 signs AMBULETTE & ACCESS-A-RIDE ONLY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 418634.

Landmarks and historic districts

Six buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Art Deco, and built between 1897 and 1933.

  1. The Register Designated landmark
    170 feet
  2. Jamaica Savings Bank Designated landmark
    220 feet
  3. J. Kurtz & Sons Store Designated landmark
    270 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 public places.

  • 11 trade or language schools
  • 10 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 3 schools
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Nail Academy (The) Trade or language school
    170 feet
  2. Early Bird II Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    670 feet
  3. Zeta Charter School – Queens Jamaica School
    720 feet
Show all 18
  1. United Career Centers Trade or language school
    340 feet
  2. Ultissima Beauty Inst-Mineola Trade or language school
    360 feet
  3. Queens Computer Ctr Trade or language school
    450 feet
  4. Medical Aid Training Schools Trade or language school
    530 feet
  5. Crown Business Inst-Nyc Trade or language school
    530 feet
  6. New Allen School Trade or language school
    530 feet
  7. New York Institute of Health Careers Trade or language school
    610 feet
  8. Imagine Early Learning Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    760 feet
  9. New York School of Career Education Trade or language school
    810 feet
  10. Net Institute Trade or language school
    850 feet
  11. Growing Up Green CS II Elementary School
    920 feet
  12. New Dawn Charter High School II School
    920 feet
  13. York College Child& Family Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    980 feet
  14. Early Bird III Ec Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,160 feet
  15. Metropolitan Career Institute Trade or language school
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Prospect Cemetery Listed historic place
    1,230 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sidewalk Clock at 161-11 Jamaica Avenue, New York Listed historic place
    50 feet
  2. La Casina Listed historic place
    520 feet
  3. King Manor Museum Landmark
    810 feet
Show all 5
  1. Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building Listed historic place
    850 feet
  2. St. Monica's Church Listed historic place
    1,170 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Jamaica Performing Arts Center Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints House of worship
    470 feet
  2. Grace Episcopal Church Listed historic place
    900 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 89-60 164th Street Older adult center
    920 feet
  2. Older adult center at Shelton House Older adult center
    1,010 feet
  3. Jamaica YMCA Recreation center
    1,220 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    60 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    920 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. ALDI Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 41 places to eat and nine food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Jamaica Avenue or Union Hall Street.

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.