87th Street & Atlantic Avenue
The four-way crossing of 87th Street and Atlantic Avenue is in Woodhaven, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. London Planetree Playground is 310 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Atlantic Av/88 St, is 430 feet away for the Q24, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them religious buildings, and three places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Atlantic Av/88 St, 430 feet away, for the Q24.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Atlantic Av/88 St Q24 · Shelter430 feetQ24
Next buses at this stop
- Q24 …
Cycling
- 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Forest Park Drive & J Robinson Parkway, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 87-15 Rockaway Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 9325 Rockaway Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.7 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 28 people injured
- 2 people killed
- 9 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, March 2015
- Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2020
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11416
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 32
- Police precinct
- 102
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Woodhaven
- Elevation
- 31 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 800 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 1910 and 1925.
Trees
NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2020 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 87th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 87th Street
- No standing 9 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 fire station
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- St Elizabeth Catholic Academy School570 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- London Planetree Playground310 feet
- Lt. Clinton L. Whiting Square1,300 feet
Houses of worship
- St Elizabeth Church House of worship710 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 293 Fire station860 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket0.3 miles
- Cherry Valley Marketplace Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy910 feet
Shopping centers
- Clocktower Plaza Shopping center1,290 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 87th Street & 95th Avenue 490 feet
- 91st Avenue & 87th Street 710 feet
- 86th Street & 95th Avenue 740 feet
- 88th Street & 95th Avenue 740 feet
- 84th Street & Atlantic Avenue 750 feet
- 91st Avenue & 86th Street 940 feet
- 87th Street & 97th Avenue 950 feet
- 88th Street & 91st Avenue 950 feet
See every intersection along 87th Street or Atlantic Avenue.