165th Street & Archer Avenue

The four-way crossing of 165th Street and Archer Avenue is in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 23 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest subway, Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer, is about seven minutes on foot, for the E, J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 17 places to eat. A bus lane runs along Archer Avenue, all day. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 2021, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
19 hurt
23 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · E, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
90 feet
Archer Av/165 St · Q42, Q83
Within a walk
12 places
5 religious buildings, 5 trade or language schools and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
165th Street & Archer Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer E, J, Z
    0.3 miles
    E J Z

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
3 lines
  1. E …
  2. J …
  3. Z …

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/165 St, 90 feet away, for the Q42 and Q83.

  • 41 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Archer Av/165 St Q42, Q83
    90 feet
    Q42 Q83

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q42 …
  2. Q83 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

  • 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 165-01 Hillside Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 92-23 168th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    870 feet
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 23 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 19 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

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
52 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 700 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 in 2021.

Since 2014 at least 476 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

East side of 165th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-2PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 2PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN'S SERVICES
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 165th Street

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN'S SERVICES
  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING MIDNIGHT-3AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of Archer Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Archer Avenue

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 404386 and 422943.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 5 trade or language schools
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 older adult center

Schools and child care

  1. Metropolitan Career Institute Trade or language school
    910 feet
  2. Ultissima Beauty Inst-Mineola Trade or language school
    1,150 feet
  3. United Career Centers Trade or language school
    1,150 feet
Show all 5
  1. Crown Business Inst-Nyc Trade or language school
    1,160 feet
  2. New Allen School Trade or language school
    1,160 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. J. Kurtz and Sons Store Building Listed historic place
    1,150 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 92-47 165th Street Older adult center
    180 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. ALDI Supermarket
    990 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Mannan Supermarket Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    450 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and five 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 165th Street or Archer Avenue.

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