34th Avenue & 88th Street
The four-way crossing of 34th Avenue and 88th Street is in Jackson Heights, Queens, and is also named Lawrence Murphy Street by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. First Church of Christ, Scientist stands 730 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 89 St/34 Av, is 320 feet away for the Q49, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and 24 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 89 St/34 Av, 320 feet away, for the Q49.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 89 St/34 Av Q49320 feetQ49
Next buses at this stop
- Q49 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 88th Street.
- 19 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 34 Ave & 89 St 27 docks in all320 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at 35th Avenue, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 97-15 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 74-15 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers and one fast charger0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, December 2020
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11372
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 25
- Police precinct
- 115
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Jackson Heights
- Elevation
- 68 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Lawrence Murphy Street, a co-naming enacted on January 20, 2024 (Local Law 41 of 2024).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,600 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 1928 and 1951.
Trees
NYC Parks records 98 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the mulberry.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Lawrence Murphy Street.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 31 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2020 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 34th Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of 34th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of 88th Street
- Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of 88th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, 109 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Anglo-American Garden Home, and mostly built between 1925 and 1927.
- First Church of Christ, Scientist Designated landmark730 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Children of America Educational Childcare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K590 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Playground Ninety Playground1,200 feet
Bank branches
- Santander Bank Bank branch980 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket1,140 feet
- Trade Fair Supermarket0.3 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy980 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 34th Avenue & 89th Street 260 feet
- 34th Avenue & 87th Street 260 feet
- 34th Avenue & 86th Street 520 feet
- 34th Avenue & 90th Street 520 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 88th Street 670 feet
- 35th Avenue & 88th Street 720 feet
- 34th Avenue & 85th Street 780 feet
- 34th Avenue & 91st Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 34th Avenue or 88th Street.