104th Street & 87th Avenue
The three-way junction of 104th Street and 87th Avenue is in Richmond Hill, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. P.S. 273 is 750 feet away. The nearest subway, 104 St, is about a minute on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, five of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 104 St, 60 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- 104 St J, Z60 feetJ Z
Next trains at this station
Jamaica
2 lines- J …
- Z …
Manhattan
2 lines- J …
- Z …
Also within a walk
- 111 St J0.4 milesJ
- Woodhaven Blvd J, Z0.4 milesJ 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/104 St, 150 feet away, for the J90, Q56 and T340.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jamaica Av/104 St J90, Q56, T340150 feetJ90 Q56 T340
Next buses at this stop
- J90 …
- Q56 …
- T340 …
Cycling
- 30 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, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 104-09 Atlantic Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Charging for electric cars, seven fast chargers1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2019.
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
- 47 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
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 1920 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in December 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 104th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 1 fire station
- 1 school
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 273 School750 feet
- Fordham Institute Trade or language school1,130 feet
Houses of worship
- Pilgrim Congregational Church House of worship450 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 294/Ladder 143 Fire station1,000 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Bravo Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and 12 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Jamaica Avenue & 104th Street 130 feet
- 88th Avenue & 104th Street 250 feet
- 89th Avenue & 104th Street 500 feet
- 102nd Street & 87th Avenue 510 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 105th Street 530 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 102nd Street 670 feet
- 90th Avenue & 104th Street 750 feet
- 102nd Street & 88th Avenue 760 feet
See every intersection along 104th Street or 87th Avenue.