189th Street & 81st Avenue
The four-way crossing of 189th Street and 81st Avenue is in Jamaica Estates-Holliswood, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Cunningham Park is 830 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 188 St/Aberdeen Rd, is 780 feet away for the Q17, and 13 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and 13 places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1940, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 188 St/Aberdeen Rd, 780 feet away, for the Q17.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 188 St/Aberdeen Rd Q17780 feetQ17
Next buses at this stop
- Q17 …
Cycling
- 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound at 188th Street & Grand Central Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 176-02 Union Turnpike Gas station0.9 miles
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2018.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11423
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Jamaica Estates-Holliswood
- Elevation
- 84 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 189th Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 440917.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 library
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Cunningham Park830 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Hillcrest Library1,230 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,040 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 190th Street & 81st Avenue 260 feet
- 188th Street & 81st Avenue 270 feet
- 188th Street & 80th Drive 390 feet
- 188th Street & Troon Road 410 feet
- 192nd Street & 81st Avenue 520 feet
- 189th Street & Aberdeen Road 630 feet
- 188th Street & 80th Road 660 feet
- 188th Street & Perth Road 670 feet
See every intersection along 189th Street or 81st Avenue.