{"id":21857,"date":"2026-07-21T15:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T19:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/blog\/?p=21857"},"modified":"2026-07-22T22:15:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T02:15:01","slug":"best-neighborhoods-along-the-j-train-stops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/blog\/best-neighborhoods-along-the-j-train-stops\/","title":{"rendered":"Best neighborhoods along the J train stops"},"content":{"rendered":"
Like other New Yorkers, you\u2019re likely utilizing the city\u2019s public transportation on a daily basis to get around New York City. One of these options includes the subway system, which runs through the different parts of the city, from the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, to Brooklyn. Folks who need to commute daily to work will often choose to live in a neighborhood that has an NYC subway stop that directly connects to work. During the last few months, we spent time going over the various train routes and neighborhoods along those particular subway lines and covered the G train route in our last article. Today, we\u2019re moving on to the light brown local and express J train train route. We\u2019ll go over each of the subway stations the J train stops at and discuss the best neighborhoods to live in on its route.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n There are a total of 8 stops in Queens, 16 stops in Brooklyn, and 6 stops in Manhattan for the J train route. This route starts at the Jamaica Center-Parsons\/Archer stop in Queens. The J train heads southeast until it reaches 75 St-Elderts Ln stop and then crosses over to Brooklyn at the Cypress Hills stop. From there, the route continues eastward until it reaches the Marcy Av stop. Once the J train crosses over to Manhattan, it continues southward until its terminal station at the Broad St stop.<\/span><\/p>\n In order from Queens to Brooklyn to Manhattan is a list of stops that the J train stops at. We\u2019ve specifically pointed out stops that service both the local and express J train. For your convenience, we\u2019ve also marked the stops that are ADA accessible.<\/span><\/p>\n You can also locate a <\/span>J train stops map in PDF format<\/span><\/a> directly on the MTA\u2019s site. Alternatively, you can read through a <\/span>text format of the J train stops map here<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The neighborhood of <\/span>Richmond Hill<\/span><\/a> is located in the southwestern part of Queens. It\u2019s surrounded by a number of neighborhoods including Kew Gardens, Forest Park, Jamaica and South Jamaica, South Ozone Park, and Woodhaven. A large number of LIRR trains begin to converge within the boundaries of this neighborhood before ending at the stopping at the Jamaica Long Island Railroad LIRR in the neighborhood of Jamaica to the east. Unlike many of the other neighborhoods we\u2019ve covered, Richmond Hill is known for its large-frame single-family houses. Today, the neighborhood has an extremely diverse population of Indo-Caribbean Americans, Sikhs, and South Asian Americans. As such, parts of Richmond Hill are also known as Little Guyana and Little Punjab.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Located right next door to Richmond Hill, is the neighborhood of <\/span>Woodhaven<\/span><\/a>. Funnily enough, the neighborhood was named for having the largest population of trees in the borough of Queens. Its close proximity to Forest Park and its hiking trails, earned the neighborhood its nickname of \u201cWoodyville\u201d. Woodhaven is mostly suburban with most of its commercial businesses located on Jamaica Avenue. Those looking to live in Woodhaven, can access the neighborhood via the J train stops located at Woodhaven Blvd, 85 St-Forest Pkwy, and 75 St-Elderts Ln. It is the last neighborhood in Queens that the J train runs through before heading into the borough of Brooklyn.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nJ train stops NYC<\/span><\/h1>\n
Queens Stops:<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Brooklyn stops:<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Manhattan stops:<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Best Queens neighborhoods along J train stops<\/span><\/h2>\n
Richmond Hill<\/span><\/h3>\n
Woodhaven<\/span><\/h3>\n
Best Brooklyn neighborhoods along J train stops<\/span><\/h2>\n
Ocean Hill<\/span><\/h3>\n