37th Avenue & 89th Street

The four-way crossing of 37th Avenue and 89th Street is in Jackson Heights, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Young Israel of Jackson Heights stands 600 feet away. The nearest subway, 90 St-Elmhurst Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings, and 61 places to eat. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1926 and 1951, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
5 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
90 St-Elmhurst Av
980 feet · 4 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
910 feet
89 St/35 Av · Q49
Within a walk
3 places
2 religious buildings and 1 day care or pre-K site, within five minutes

Map

Layers
37th Avenue & 89th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 90 St-Elmhurst Av, 980 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. 90 St-Elmhurst Av 7
    980 feet
    7

Next trains at this station

Outbound
1 line
  1. 7 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 7 …

Also within a walk

  1. 82 St-Jackson Hts 7
    0.5 miles
    7

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 89 St/35 Av, 910 feet away, for the Q49.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 89 St/35 Av Q49
    910 feet
    Q49

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q49 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 65 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 92 St & 37 Ave 19 docks in all
    810 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.

  1. 43-21 Junction Boulevard Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 81-09 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 74-15 Northern Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2019
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2023
  • Safety Improvement Project, 2025

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11372
Community board
Queens Community Board 3
City Council district
21 and 25 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
115
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Jackson Heights
Elevation
64 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1926 and 1951.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 45 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2019 and October 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 37th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of 37th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8:30AM-7PM ALL DAYS

East side of 89th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Time-limited parking 1 sign 2 HOUR PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8:30AM-7PM ALL DAYS

West side of 89th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 404921, 405540, 467010 and 467011.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 143 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Anglo-American Garden Home, and mostly built between 1925 and 1926.

  1. Young Israel of Jackson Heights Designated landmark
    600 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. Q222 - Fire Fighter Christopher A. Santora School Pre-K
    640 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trade Fair Supermarket
    90 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    880 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    970 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 61 places to eat and 28 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 37th Avenue or 89th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.