102nd Street & 86th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 102nd Street and 86th Avenue is in Richmond Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The Engine 294/Ladder 143 firehouse is 730 feet away. The nearest subway, 104 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them schools, and 12 places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
8 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
104 St
1,010 feet · 4 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
910 feet
Jamaica Av/98 St · Q56
Within a walk
9 places
3 schools, 2 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
102nd Street & 86th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 104 St, 1,010 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 104 St J, Z
    1,010 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. Woodhaven Blvd J, Z
    0.4 miles
    J Z

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Five Points of Observation” (1990) by Kathleen McCarthy at the 104 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/98 St, 910 feet away, for the Q56.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Av/98 St Q56
    910 feet
    Q56

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q56 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 13 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. 90-01 Myrtle Avenue Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 1-01 Forest Park Drive Charging for electric cars, seven fast chargers
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11418
Community board
Queens Community Board 9
City Council district
29
Police precinct
102
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Richmond Hill
Elevation
45 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,100 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 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 2 signs on these blocks
  • 1 rule

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 102nd Street

  • Loading only 2 signs LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built in 1898.

  1. Public School 66 Designated landmark
    630 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 schools
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Fordham Institute Trade or language school
    560 feet
  2. P.S. 066 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School
    770 feet
  3. P.S. 254 - the Rosa Parks School
    930 feet
Show all 4
  1. P.S. 273 School
    1,060 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Forest Park
    1,060 feet
  2. Giovanelli Playground
    1,120 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 294/Ladder 143 Fire station
    730 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,020 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and nine food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 102nd Street or 86th Avenue.

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