86th Avenue & 106th Street
The four-way crossing of 86th Avenue and 106th Street is in Richmond Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Forest Park is 1,100 feet away. The nearest subway, 104 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1920, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 104 St, 1,190 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- 104 St J, Z1,190 feetJ Z
Next trains at this station
Jamaica
2 lines- J …
- Z …
Manhattan
2 lines- J …
- Z …
Also within a walk
- 111 St J0.4 milesJ
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Five Points of Observation” (1990) by Kathleen McCarthy at the 104 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/107 St, 1,190 feet away, for the Q56.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jamaica Av/107 St Q561,190 feetQ56
Next buses at this stop
- Q56 …
Cycling
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 104-09 Atlantic Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Charging for electric cars, seven fast chargers1.1 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.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11418
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 29
- Police precinct
- 102
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Richmond Hill
- Elevation
- 49 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1920.
Trees
NYC Parks records 74 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry and the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2023 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 106th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 86th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 090 Horace Mann School1,130 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Forest Park1,100 feet
Supermarkets
- Bravo Supermarket0.3 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 86th Avenue & 107th Street 220 feet
- 86th Avenue & 105th Street 230 feet
- 108th Street & 86th Avenue 470 feet
- 86th Avenue & 104th Street 480 feet
- 85th Avenue & 106th Street 650 feet
- 86th Avenue & 109th Street 730 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 106th Street 850 feet
- 85th Avenue & 107th Street 870 feet
See every intersection along 106th Street or 86th Avenue.