87th Street & 157th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 87th Street and 157th Avenue is in Howard Beach-Lindenwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. St Helen Catholic Academy is 1,060 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 157 Av/89 St, is 490 feet away for the Q11, Q41 and QM15, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 157 Av/89 St, 490 feet away, for the Q11, Q41 and QM15.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 157 Av/89 St Q11, Q41, QM15490 feetQ11 Q41 QM15
Next buses at this stop
- Q11 …
- Q41 …
- QM15 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 157th Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Nassau Expressway at Cross Bay Boulevard, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 159-04 Cross Bay Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 89-35 155th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 130th Place Fast charging for electric cars2.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.
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
- 8 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 1945 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
Schools and child care
- Psychotherapeutic Eval - Howard School820 feet
- Circle Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K990 feet
- Parsons Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5990 feet
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- St Helen Catholic Academy School1,060 feet
Houses of worship
- St Helens Church House of worship1,210 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- 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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 88th Street & 157th Avenue 260 feet
- 86th Street & 157th Avenue 260 feet
- 89th Street & 157th Avenue 520 feet
- 85th Street & 157th Avenue 520 feet
- 87th Street & 156th Avenue 600 feet
- 87th Street & 158th Avenue 620 feet
- 90th Street & 157th Avenue 780 feet
- 86th Street & 156th Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 157th Avenue or 87th Street.