160th Street & Archer Avenue

The four-way crossing of 160th Street and Archer Avenue is in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 1,077 bus-lane camera tickets were recorded here. Saint Monica's Church, one of seven Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 310 feet away, and King Manor Museum is 1,050 feet away. The nearest subway, Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer, is about a minute on foot, for the E, J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places and 35 places to eat.

Safety record
13 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer
390 feet · 1 min on foot · E, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
20 feet
Archer Av/160 St · Q42, Q113, Q114
Within a walk
28 places
7 trade or language schools, 5 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
160th Street & Archer Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer, 390 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer E, J, Z
    390 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
    0.5 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 Archer Av/160 St, 20 feet away, for the Q42, Q113 and Q114.

  • 34 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Archer Av/160 St Q42, Q113, Q114 · Shelter
    20 feet
    Q42 Q113 Q114
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q42 …
  2. Q113 …
  3. Q114 …

Live arrivals

Archer Avenue carries a bus lane, all day, every day.

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 160th Street.

  • 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals

By car

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

  1. 165-01 Hillside Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 92-19 Guy R Brewer Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 60 Level 2 chargers
    1,080 feet
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 13 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 7 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2014
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, November 2025

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 1,077 bus-lane camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 112th most of the 174 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 3, 287 more were issued.

Every corner with bus-lane camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11433
Community board
Queens Community Board 12
City Council district
27
Police precinct
103
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Jamaica
Elevation
57 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2020 and 2021.

Since 2014 at least 95 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2016 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 160th Street

  • No standing 11 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 160th Street

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

North side of Archer Avenue

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of Archer Avenue

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 5 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 411810.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are seven Individual Landmarks, and eight buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1856 and 1933.

  1. Saint Monica's Church Designated landmark
    310 feet
  2. Jamaica Savings Bank Designated landmark
    340 feet
  3. The Register Designated landmark
    380 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. York College Child& Family Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    190 feet
  2. Zeta Charter School – Queens Jamaica School
    400 feet
  3. Queens Computer Ctr Trade or language school
    770 feet
Show all 14
  1. CUNY York College
    790 feet
  2. Imagine Early Learning Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    800 feet
  3. Medical Aid Training Schools Trade or language school
    850 feet
  4. Nail Academy (The) Trade or language school
    850 feet
  5. New York School of Career Education Trade or language school
    860 feet
  6. South Jamaica Center for Children & Parents Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    870 feet
  7. Queens High School for the Sciences at York College School
    940 feet
  8. Early Bird II Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,100 feet
  9. Ultissima Beauty Inst-Mineola Trade or language school
    1,130 feet
  10. United Career Centers Trade or language school
    1,130 feet
  11. Net Institute Trade or language school
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Prospect Cemetery Listed historic place
    440 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. La Casina Listed historic place
    690 feet
  2. Sidewalk Clock at 161-11 Jamaica Avenue, New York Listed historic place
    830 feet
  3. King Manor Museum
    1,050 feet
Show all 5
  1. J. Kurtz and Sons Store Building Listed historic place
    1,130 feet
  2. Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Jamaica Performing Arts Center Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    930 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Grace Episcopal Church Listed historic place
    900 feet
  2. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints House of worship
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Queens County Family Court Courthouse
    1,250 feet
  2. Jamaica YMCA Recreation center
    1,270 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    730 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. ALDI Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 places to eat and six food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 160th Street or Archer Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, 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.