170th Street & 88th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 170th Street and 88th Avenue is in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Major Mark Park is 1,150 feet away. The nearest subway, 169 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings, and 30 places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1941 and 1963, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
13 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
169 St
540 feet · 2 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
340 feet
169 St/88 Av · Q3
Within a walk
7 places
3 religious buildings, 1 garden and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
170th Street & 88th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 169 St, 540 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. 169 St F
    540 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Jamaica-179 St F
    0.4 miles
    F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 169 St/88 Av, 340 feet away, for the Q3.

  • 21 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 169 St/88 Av Q3
    340 feet
    Q3

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 13 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11432
Community board
Queens Community Board 12
City Council district
27
Police precinct
103
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Jamaica
Elevation
71 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,300 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 1941 and 1963.

Since 2014 at least 19 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 20 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2015 and July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 170th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

West side of 170th Street

  • Carshare only 2 signs CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of 88th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 88th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 garden
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Career Development Center of Queens, Trade or language school
    530 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Serinor Community Garden - International Towers (NYCHA) Garden
    690 feet
  2. Major Mark Park
    1,150 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 90-20 170th Street Older adult center
    840 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    410 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    590 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    530 feet
  2. Mannan Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 places to eat and 14 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 170th 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.