160th Street & 90th Avenue

The three-way junction of 160th Street and 90th Avenue is in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. King Manor Museum is 150 feet away. The nearest subway, Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer, is about four minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 37 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and 37 places to eat. About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
3 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer
1,170 feet · 4 min on foot · E, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
560 feet
Jamaica Av/160 St · Q8, Q41
Within a walk
37 places
13 religious buildings, 7 trade or language schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
160th Street & 90th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer, 1,170 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer E, J, Z
    1,170 feet
    E J Z

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
3 lines
  1. E …
  2. J …
  3. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. Parsons Blvd F
    0.3 miles
    F

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Jamaica Center Station Riders, Blue” (1991) by Sam Gilliam at the Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/160 St, 560 feet away, for the Q8 and Q41.

  • 33 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Av/160 St Q8, Q41
    560 feet
    Q8 Q41

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q8 …
  2. Q41 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 160th Street.

  • 25 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at 138th Street & Van Wyck Expressway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 165-01 Hillside Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 153-10 88th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11432
Community board
Queens Community Board 12
City Council district
27
Police precinct
103
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Jamaica
Elevation
58 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 165 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2023 and June 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 160th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MIDNIGHT-3AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 160th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of 90th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 406399, 426478 and 426493.

Landmarks and historic districts

Six buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and mostly built between 1897 and 1929.

  1. Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building Designated landmark
    300 feet
  2. La Casina Designated landmark
    390 feet
  3. Jamaica Savings Bank Designated landmark
    750 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 public places.

  • 13 religious buildings
  • 7 trade or language schools
  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 schools
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Early Bird II Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    290 feet
  2. Net Institute Trade or language school
    290 feet
  3. Growing Up Green CS II Elementary School
    360 feet
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  1. New Dawn Charter High School II School
    360 feet
  2. Medical Aid Training Schools Trade or language school
    420 feet
  3. Queens Computer Ctr Trade or language school
    500 feet
  4. New York School of Career Education Trade or language school
    860 feet
  5. Hearts and Minds Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    880 feet
  6. Zeta Charter School – Queens Jamaica School
    930 feet
  7. Imagine Early Learning Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    970 feet
  8. Ezra Jack Keats Pre-K Center at 153-36 89th Avenue Pre-K center
    1,030 feet
  9. Nail Academy (The) Trade or language school
    1,130 feet
  10. York College Child& Family Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,190 feet
  11. Early Bird III Ec Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,260 feet
  12. United Career Centers Trade or language school
    1,290 feet
  13. Ultissima Beauty Inst-Mineola Trade or language school
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rufus King Park
    960 feet
  2. Rufus King Park Playground
    1,010 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. King Manor Museum Landmark
    150 feet
  2. Office of the Register Listed historic place
    920 feet
  3. Sidewalk Clock at 161-11 Jamaica Avenue, New York Listed historic place
    990 feet
Show all 4
  1. J. Kurtz and Sons Store Building Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints House of worship
    730 feet
  2. Grace Episcopal Church Landmark · listed historic place
    820 feet
  3. Adventist Jamaica Church House of worship
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Jamaica YMCA Recreation center
    270 feet
  2. Older adult center at Shelton House Older adult center
    1,000 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    890 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,020 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 places to eat and 15 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 160th Street or 90th Avenue.

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