37th Avenue & 90th Street

The four-way crossing of 37th Avenue and 90th Street is in Jackson Heights, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 24 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest subway, 90 St-Elmhurst Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 53 places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
15 hurt
24 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
90 St-Elmhurst Av
720 feet · 3 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
800 feet
90 St/35 Av · Q49
Within a walk
3 places
2 day care or pre-K sites and 1 religious building, within five minutes

Map

Layers
37th Avenue & 90th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 90 St-Elmhurst Av, 720 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. 90 St-Elmhurst Av 7
    720 feet
    7

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Junction Blvd 7
    0.5 miles
    7

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 90 St/35 Av, 800 feet away, for the Q49.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 90 St/35 Av Q49
    800 feet
    Q49

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q49 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 63 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
    550 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at 35th Avenue, 1.2 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
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 24 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 13 people injured
  • 2 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2019
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2022

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
66 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and August 2026; 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
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

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 90th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of 90th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 405804, 465291, 467420 and 467421.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 75 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Anglo-American Garden Home, and mostly built between 1925 and 1926.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. Q222 - Fire Fighter Christopher A. Santora School Pre-K
    900 feet
  2. Children’s Big Apple Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,210 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trade Fair Supermarket
    230 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    620 feet
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    1,040 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 53 places to eat and 29 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 37th Avenue or 90th 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.