168th Street & Highland Avenue

The four-way crossing of 168th Street and Highland Avenue is in Jamaica Hills-Briarwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Captain Tilly Park is 670 feet away. The nearest subway, 169 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and 25 places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1964, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
169 St
640 feet · 2 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
750 feet
Homelawn St/Highland Av · Q31
Within a walk
5 places
2 religious buildings, 1 older adult center and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
168th Street & Highland Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 169 St, 640 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. 169 St F
    640 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Homelawn St/Highland Av, 750 feet away, for the Q31.

  • 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Homelawn St/Highland Av Q31
    750 feet
    Q31

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q31 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 165-01 Hillside Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.6 miles
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, December 2023

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
107 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1964.

Trees

NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 38 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 168th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 168th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Highland Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM

South side of Highland Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 436330.

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 1 park feature

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Captain Tilly Park
    670 feet
  2. Captain George H Tilly Monument in Captain Tilly Park Park feature
    940 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 85-37 168th Street Older adult center
    390 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    1,200 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Mannan Supermarket Supermarket
    910 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    1,240 feet
  3. ALDI Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 places to eat and seven food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 168th Street or Highland Avenue.

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