164th Street & Highland Avenue

The four-way crossing of 164th Street and Highland Avenue is in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Jamaica High School stands 740 feet away. The nearest subway, Parsons Blvd, is about five minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, six of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1955 and 1962, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
11 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Parsons Blvd
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
164 St/Highland Av · Q65
Within a walk
15 places
6 religious buildings, 5 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
164th Street & Highland Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Parsons Blvd, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. Parsons Blvd F
    0.3 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
    0.4 miles
    F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 164 St/Highland Av, 40 feet away, for the Q65.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q65 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 17 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 165-01 Hillside Avenue Gas station
    1,170 feet
  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 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2024.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2020
  • Safety Improvement Project, 2025

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
Elevation
105 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1955 and 1962.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 33 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2017 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 164th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

West side of 164th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

North side of Highland Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 10 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM

South side of Highland Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1895 and 1896.

  1. Jamaica High School Designated landmark
    740 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 park feature
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Beginnings Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    640 feet
  2. Elhaam Academy School
    840 feet
  3. Queens Satellite High School for Opportunity School
    850 feet
Show all 6
  1. M.S. 358 School
    870 feet
  2. The Queens School for Leadership and Excellence School
    870 feet
  3. Hillcrest High School
    910 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Captain Tilly Park
    370 feet
  2. Captain George H Tilly Monument in Captain Tilly Park Park feature
    460 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Adventist Jamaica Church House of worship
    910 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Jamaica Post Office Listed historic place
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Mannan Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    850 feet

Food stores and places to eat

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 164th Street or Highland Avenue.

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