75th Avenue & 189th Street
The four-way crossing of 75th Avenue and 189th Street is in Fresh Meadows-Utopia, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Hillcrest Library is 1,160 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 73 Av/189 St, is 840 feet away for the Q88, 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 between 1940 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 73 Av/189 St, 840 feet away, for the Q88.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 73 Av/189 St Q88840 feetQ88
Next buses at this stop
- Q88 …
Cycling
- 5 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, 0.7 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 charger2.3 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 2016.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11366
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Fresh Meadows-Utopia
- Elevation
- 73 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 between 1940 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2023 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 189th Street
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
West side of 189th Street
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
North side of 75th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 75th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 435105 and 447920.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 library
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Little Meadows Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5960 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Hillcrest Library1,160 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,060 feet
- Citibank Bank branch1,140 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy1,310 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and two food stores.
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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 75th Avenue & 190th Street 260 feet
- 75th Avenue & 188th Street 270 feet
- 75th Avenue & 192nd Street 520 feet
- 75th Avenue & 187th Street 540 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 189th Street 740 feet
- 75th Avenue & 193rd Street 780 feet
- 75th Avenue & 186th Street 800 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 188th Street 1,000 feet
See every intersection along 189th Street or 75th Avenue.