165th Street & Clinton Terrace

The four-way crossing of 165th Street and Clinton Terrace is in Jamaica Hills-Briarwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Elhaam Academy is 80 feet away. The nearest subway, 169 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 15 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1952 and 1962, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

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165th Street & Clinton Terrace Nearby corners, linked

Subway

The nearest subway station is 169 St, 1,150 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. 169 St F
    1,150 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
    0.3 miles
    F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/164 St, 530 feet away, for the Q1 and Q43.

  • 39 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hillside Av/164 St Q1, Q43 · Shelter
    530 feet
    Q1 Q43
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q1 …
  2. Q43 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 32 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
    220 feet
  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
    2.4 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported six 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 June 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 Hills-Briarwood
Elevation
75 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,900 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 1952 and 1962.

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

Trees

Fourteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 11 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 165th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-6PM

North side of Clinton Terrace

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

South side of Clinton Terrace

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 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
    650 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 1 bus terminal
  • 1 park
  • 1 park feature
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Elhaam Academy School
    80 feet
  2. M.S. 358 School
    520 feet
  3. The Queens School for Leadership and Excellence School
    520 feet
Show all 4
  1. Queens Satellite High School for Opportunity School
    830 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Captain Tilly Park
    450 feet
  2. Captain George H Tilly Monument in Captain Tilly Park Park feature
    620 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Adventist Jamaica Church House of worship
    800 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Jamaica Post Office Listed historic place
    710 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    820 feet

Other places

  1. Jamaica Bus Terminal
    1,150 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and 11 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:

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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.