162nd Street & 86th Crescent

The four-way crossing of 162nd Street and 86th Crescent is in Jamaica Hills-Briarwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Captain Tilly Park is 900 feet away. The nearest subway, Parsons Blvd, is about five minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Parsons Blvd
1,200 feet · 5 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
610 feet
164 St/Highland Av · Q65
Within a walk
12 places
7 religious buildings, 2 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
162nd Street & 86th Crescent Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Parsons Blvd, 1,200 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. Parsons Blvd F
    1,200 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
1 line
  1. F …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …

Also within a walk

  1. 169 St F
    0.5 miles
    F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 164 St/Highland Av, 610 feet away, for the Q65.

  • 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 164 St/Highland Av Q65
    610 feet
    Q65

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q65 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at 138th Street & Van Wyck Expressway, 1 mile by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11432
Community board
Queens Community Board 8
City Council district
24
Police precinct
107
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Jamaica Hills-Briarwood
Elevation
100 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 4 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 15 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of 162nd Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of 86th Crescent

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY 10:30AM-NOON
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of 86th Crescent

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 park feature

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Beginnings Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    30 feet
  2. Hillcrest High School
    460 feet
  3. Queens Satellite High School for Opportunity School
    1,050 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Captain Tilly Park
    900 feet
  2. Captain George H Tilly Monument in Captain Tilly Park Park feature
    940 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Adventist Jamaica Church House of worship
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Mannan Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    840 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and eight 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 162nd Street or 86th Crescent.

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