87th Street & 156th Avenue
The three-way junction of 87th Street and 156th Avenue is in Howard Beach-Lindenwood, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, 157 Av/89 St, is 1,090 feet away for the Q11, Q41 and QM15, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1958 and 1959, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 157 Av/89 St, 1,090 feet away, for the Q11, Q41 and QM15.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 157 Av/89 St Q11, Q41, QM151,090 feetQ11 Q41 QM15
Next buses at this stop
- Q11 …
- Q41 …
- QM15 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Nassau Expressway at Cross Bay Boulevard, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 159-04 Cross Bay Boulevard Gas station0.7 miles
- 89-35 155th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 130th Place Fast charging for electric cars2.8 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 2013.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11414
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 32
- Police precinct
- 106
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Howard Beach-Lindenwood
- Elevation
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 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 1958 and 1959.
Trees
NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Psychotherapeutic Eval - Howard School940 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- 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:
- 88th Street & 156th Avenue 260 feet
- 86th Street & 156th Avenue 280 feet
- 89th Street & 156th Avenue 520 feet
- 87th Street & 157th Avenue 600 feet
- 90th Street & 156th Avenue 780 feet
- 86th Street & 157th Avenue 800 feet
- 88th Street & 157th Avenue 860 feet
- 85th Street & 157th Avenue 960 feet
See every intersection along 156th Avenue or 87th Street.