Jamaica Av/Herkimer St

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Jamaica Av/Herkimer St is a New York City bus stop on Jamaica Av at the corner of Herkimer St, served by B83, Q56 in Brooklyn. Times below come from the MTA Bus Time feed and show how far away each bus still is.

B83 Q56

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B83 Broadway Jct Van Sinderen Av 1.8 miles away 07:25 PM 17 min

Q56 Broadway Junction via Jamaica Av 2.7 miles away 07:30 PM 22 min

Q56 Broadway Junction via Jamaica Av 2.9 miles away 07:32 PM 24 min

Q56 Broadway Junction via Jamaica Av 3.2 miles away 07:35 PM 27 min

B83 Broadway Jct Van Sinderen Av 4.9 miles away 07:42 PM 34 min

Q56 Broadway Junction via Jamaica Av 5.2 miles away 07:52 PM 44 min

Q56 Broadway Junction via Jamaica Av 5.3 miles away 07:53 PM 45 min

Service alerts at this stop

Planned - Stops Skipped

B20 B83

Until further notice
Update at 2026-08-26 20:58

Spring Creek-bound B20 and B83 stop on Pennsylvania Ave at Livonia Ave are closed

For service, use the stops on Pennsylvania Ave at Dumont Ave or Riverdale Ave.
What's happening?
Roadwork
Note: Bus arrival information may not be available/accurate while buses are detoured
Planned - Detour

B83

Oct 31 - Nov 1, Sat and Sun, 5:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Update at 2026-10-28 19:36

B83 buses will be detoured between Jamaica Ave at Broadway and Fulton St at Eastern Parkway

For northbound service, use the stops on Jamaica Ave/Fanchon Pl or the temporary stop on Fulton St/Van Sinderen Ave.
The first southbound stop after the detour will be made on Jamaica Ave/Georgia Ave.
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Northbound missed stops:
Jamaica Ave/Herkimer St
Van Sinderen Ave/Fulton St
Southbound missed stop:
Van Sinderen Ave/Futon St

What's happening?
MTA Track maintenance
Note: Bus arrival information may not be available/accurate while buses are detoured
Planned - Part Suspended

Q56

Oct 31 - Nov 1, Sat and Sun, 5:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Update at 2026-10-29 12:17

Q56 eastbound stop on Van Sinderen Ave/Fulton St and westbound stops on Jamaica Ave/Herkimer St and on Van Sinderen Ave/Fulton St will be closed

The first eastbound stop after the detour will be made on Jamaica Ave/Georgia Ave.
For westbound service, use the stops on Jamaica Ave/Fanchon Pl or the temporary stop on Fulton St/Van Sinderen Ave.
See map

What's happening?
MTA Track maintenance
Note: Bus arrival information may not be available/accurate while buses are detoured

Where this stop sits

B83

Stop 56 of 59 on the B83

arrow_backJamaica Av/Georgia Av Jamaica Av/Fanchon Plarrow_forward

Q56

Stop 3 of 81 on the Q56

arrow_backVan Sinderen Av/Fulton St Jamaica Av/Georgia Avarrow_forward

Nearest subway station Alabama Av J 190 m 2 min walk

Jamaica Av/Herkimer St location on the map

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Questions about Jamaica Av/Herkimer St

MTA bus stop · B83, Q56

Which buses stop at Jamaica Av/Herkimer St?

This stop is served by 2 routes: B83, Q56. Open a route to see all of its stops.

When is the next bus at Jamaica Av/Herkimer St?

The next bus is about 17 minutes away. Every row above shows the destination and how many stops the bus still has to go.

What does "4 stops away" mean?

It is the number of stops the bus still has to make before it reaches this one, straight from MTA Bus Time. It is a better guide than minutes in traffic: a bus two stops away will be here shortly even if the estimate says five minutes.

Are these times live or from the timetable?

Live whenever a bus is being tracked on the route; those rows show how many stops away the vehicle is. When nothing is being tracked the scheduled timetable is shown instead and clearly labelled as scheduled.

Where exactly is the Jamaica Av/Herkimer St bus stop?

It stands on Jamaica Av where it meets Herkimer St in Brooklyn. The map further down the page shows the exact corner, which matters here because the opposite side of the street is usually a separate stop with its own arrival times.

Where is this stop on the B83 route?

It is stop 56 of 59 on the B83, after Jamaica Av/Georgia Av and before Jamaica Av/Fanchon Pl. Both directions of the route are listed together, so a corner usually appears twice, once for each way.

Where is this stop on the Q56 route?

It is stop 3 of 81 on the Q56, after Van Sinderen Av/Fulton St and before Jamaica Av/Georgia Av. Both directions of the route are listed together, so a corner usually appears twice, once for each way.