Jamaica Avenue & Woodhaven Boulevard

Jamaica Avenue and Woodhaven Boulevard meet at a four-way crossing in Woodhaven, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 78 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. In 2025, 1,916 bus-lane and 919 red-light camera tickets were recorded here. Equity Playground is 880 feet away. The nearest subway, Woodhaven Blvd, is about a minute on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and 32 places to eat.

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Jamaica Avenue & Woodhaven Boulevard Nearby corners, linked

Subway

The nearest subway station is Woodhaven Blvd, 130 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Woodhaven Blvd J, Z
    130 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. 85 St-Forest Pkwy J
    0.4 miles
    J
  2. 104 St J, Z
    0.5 miles
    J Z

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Five Points of Observation” (1990) by Kathleen McCarthy at the Woodhaven Blvd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Woodhaven Blvd/Jamaica Av, 70 feet away, for the Q11 and QM15.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Woodhaven Blvd/Jamaica Av Q11, QM15 · Shelter
    70 feet
    Q11 QM15
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q11 …
  2. QM15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 45 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Myrtle Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 93-02 Atlantic Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 1-01 Forest Park Drive Charging for electric cars, seven fast chargers
    0.7 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 78 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 58 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 9 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.

What the city has done here

  • Safety Improvement Project, 2016
  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2018
  • Turn calming, February 2024
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, February 2026

In 2025, 919 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 129th most of the 200 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 832 more were issued.

In 2025, 1,916 bus-lane camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 81st most of the 174 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 3, 571 more were issued.

Bus-lane camera tickets by the direction of travel written on the ticket
Direction on the ticket20252026 so far
Northbound on Woodhaven Boulevard966375
Southbound on Woodhaven Boulevard950196
Total1,916571

Every corner with red-light camera tickets · Every corner with bus-lane camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11421
Community board
Queens Community Board 9
City Council district
32
Police precinct
102
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Woodhaven

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1915 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 46 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and September 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 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Jamaica Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 9AM-9:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of Woodhaven Boulevard

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 8 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of Woodhaven Boulevard

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 400566, 452108, 454323 and 456071.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 college
  • 1 playground
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Catholic Med Ctr Brook/Queens Sch NR College
    1,040 feet
  2. P.S. 060 Woodhaven School
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Equity Playground
    880 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    680 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    730 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Clocktower Plaza Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

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

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