165th Street & Highland Avenue

The three-way junction of 165th Street and Highland 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. Captain Tilly Park is 30 feet away. The nearest subway, 169 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, six of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1952 and 1963, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

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

Map

Layers
165th Street & Highland Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 169 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. 169 St 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. Parsons Blvd F
    0.3 miles
    F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 164 St/Highland Av, 380 feet away, for the Q65.

  • 27 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 164 St/Highland Av Q65 · Shelter
    380 feet
    Q65
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q65 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 15 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
    0.3 miles
  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
    2.3 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

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 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
108 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,500 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 1963.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 17 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2016 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 165th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of 165th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Highland Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen 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
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Elhaam Academy School
    490 feet
  2. M.S. 358 School
    940 feet
  3. The Queens School for Leadership and Excellence School
    940 feet
Show all 6
  1. Bright Beginnings Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    990 feet
  2. Queens Satellite High School for Opportunity School
    1,200 feet
  3. Hillcrest High School
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Captain Tilly Park
    30 feet
  2. Captain George H Tilly Monument in Captain Tilly Park Park feature
    210 feet
  3. Captain Tilly Playground
    1,040 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Adventist Jamaica Church House of worship
    1,220 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Jamaica Post Office Listed historic place
    1,120 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Mannan Supermarket Supermarket
    1,210 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,200 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven 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 of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 165th Street or Highland 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.