129th Street & 87th Road
The three-way junction of 129th Street and 87th Road is in Richmond Hill, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. P.S. 054 Hillside is 1,010 feet away. The nearest subway, 121 St, is about five minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and six places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 121 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
- 121 St J, Z0.3 milesJ Z
Next trains at this station
Jamaica
2 lines- J …
- Z …
Manhattan
2 lines- J …
- Z …
Also within a walk
- Jamaica-Van Wyck E0.4 milesE
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/130 St, 370 feet away, for the Q56.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jamaica Av/130 St Q56370 feetQ56
Next buses at this stop
- Q56 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at 138th Street & Van Wyck Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 130-14 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.7 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 August 2020.
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
- 56 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
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 1920 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the maidenhair tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2015 and June 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 129th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY NOON-1:30PM
North side of 87th Road
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY NOON-1:30PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 87th Road
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY NOON-1:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 054 Hillside School1,010 feet
- Ezra Jack Keats Pre-K Center at 132-10 Jamaica Avenue Pre-K center1,260 feet
Supermarkets
- Trade Fair Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and 11 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Jamaica Avenue & 129th Street 260 feet
- 88th Avenue & 129th Street 320 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 127th Street 400 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 130th Street 520 feet
- 89th Avenue & 129th Street 580 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 126th Street 650 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 131st Street 720 feet
- 89th Avenue & 127th Street 840 feet
See every intersection along 129th Street or 87th Road.