84th Avenue & 164th Place
The three-way junction of 84th Avenue and 164th Place is in Jamaica Hills-Briarwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Joseph Austin Playground is 40 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 164 St/84 Av, is 320 feet away for the Q65, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them nursing homes or hospices, and three places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 164 St/84 Av, 320 feet away, for the Q65.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 164 St/84 Av Q65 · Shelter320 feetQ65
Next buses at this stop
- Q65 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 84-02 Parsons Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 92-19 Guy R Brewer Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 60 Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven 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 foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11432
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Jamaica Hills-Briarwood
- Elevation
- 121 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 31 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2014 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 164th Place
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 164th Place
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of 84th Avenue
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of 84th Avenue
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 nursing homes or hospices
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Education High School990 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Joseph Austin Playground40 feet
Health care
- Chapin Home for the Aging Nursing home or hospice180 feet
- Margaret Tietz Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice750 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Grand Central Parkway & 164th Place 390 feet
- 164th Street & 84th Avenue 440 feet
- 164th Street & 84th Road 510 feet
- 164th Street & 84th Drive 780 feet
- 161st Street & 84th Avenue 940 feet
- 161st Street & 84th Road 1,020 feet
- 165th Street & Chapin Parkway 1,050 feet
- 162nd Street & 84th Drive 1,060 feet
See every intersection along 164th Place or 84th Avenue.