165th Street & 88th Avenue

The three-way junction of 165th Street and 88th Avenue is in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Elhaam Academy is 640 feet away. The nearest subway, 169 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 17 places to eat. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1937 and 1962, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
2 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
169 St
1,050 feet · 4 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
560 feet
Hillside Av/166 St · QM68
Within a walk
22 places
10 religious buildings, 5 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
165th Street & 88th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 169 St, 1,050 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. 169 St F
    1,050 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Parsons Blvd F
    0.4 miles
    F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/166 St, 560 feet away, for the QM68.

  • 39 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hillside Av/166 St QM68 · Shelter
    560 feet
    QM68
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. QM68 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 40 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
    400 feet
  2. 92-23 168th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  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 four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11432
Community board
Queens Community Board 12
City Council district
24
Police precinct
103
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Jamaica
Elevation
62 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,400 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 1937 and 1962.

Since 2014 at least 174 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 13 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2024 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on 165th Street (west side).

East side of 165th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of 88th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of 88th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 421362 and 447427.

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
    660 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 1 bus terminal
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 library
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Elhaam Academy School
    640 feet
  2. M.S. 358 School
    730 feet
  3. The Queens School for Leadership and Excellence School
    730 feet
Show all 6
  1. Rising Stars Islamic School
    1,030 feet
  2. Queens Satellite High School for Opportunity School
    1,030 feet
  3. Early Bird III Ec Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,100 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Captain Tilly Park
    1,050 feet
  2. Captain George H Tilly Monument in Captain Tilly Park Park feature
    1,230 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Central Library
    960 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Adventist Jamaica Church House of worship
    1,010 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Jamaica Post Office Listed historic place
    390 feet
  2. Older adult center at Shelton House Older adult center
    1,250 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    1,180 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Mannan Supermarket Supermarket
    710 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,030 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Other places

  1. Jamaica Bus Terminal
    550 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and 12 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 165th Street or 88th Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, 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.