164th Street & 86th Avenue

The three-way junction of 164th Street and 86th Avenue is in Jamaica Hills-Briarwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. In 2025, 504 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Hillcrest High School is 1,020 feet away. The nearest subway, Parsons Blvd, is about seven minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Parsons Blvd
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
400 feet
164 St/85 Av · Q65
Within a walk
8 places
2 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
164th Street & 86th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Parsons Blvd, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  1. Parsons Blvd F
    0.4 miles
    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/85 Av, 400 feet away, for the Q65.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 164 St/85 Av Q65
    400 feet
    Q65

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q65 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 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
    0.7 miles
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 504 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,176th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 330 more were issued.

Every corner with speed camera tickets

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
107 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

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 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 18 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2022 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of 164th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

North side of 86th Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

South side of 86th Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 park
  • 1 park feature
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Beginnings Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    670 feet
  2. Hillcrest High School
    1,020 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Captain Tilly Park
    610 feet
  2. Captain George H Tilly Monument in Captain Tilly Park Park feature
    700 feet
  3. Captain Tilly Playground
    1,020 feet

Health care

  1. Margaret Tietz Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,140 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Mannan Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and three 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 164th Street or 86th Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, 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.