88th Avenue & 153rd Street

The four-way crossing of 88th Avenue and 153rd Street is in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Jamaica YMCA is 1,150 feet away. The nearest subway, Parsons Blvd, is about a minute on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and 21 places to eat. About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
6 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Parsons Blvd
330 feet · 1 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
153 St/88 Av · Q83
Within a walk
23 places
12 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
88th Avenue & 153rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Parsons Blvd, 330 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Parsons Blvd F
    330 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
1 line
  1. F …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …

Also within a walk

  1. Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer E, J, Z
    0.3 miles
    E J Z
  2. Sutphin Blvd F
    0.3 miles
    F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 153 St/88 Av, 80 feet away, for the Q83.

  • 33 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 153 St/88 Av Q83
    80 feet
    Q83

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q83 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 88th Avenue.

  • 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at 138th Street & Van Wyck Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 165-01 Hillside Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 153-10 88th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    210 feet
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, September 2025

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11432
Community board
Queens Community Board 12
City Council district
27
Police precinct
103
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Jamaica
Elevation
53 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 67 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2017 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 153rd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

West side of 153rd Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-4PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM

North side of 88th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of 88th Avenue

  • Bus layover only 3 signs MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 418076.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 museum
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Happy Little Bear Day Care 11 Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    120 feet
  2. P.S. 182 Samantha Smith School
    400 feet
  3. New York Center for Medical Assistan Trade or language school
    780 feet
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  1. Hearts and Minds Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    790 feet
  2. American Medical Career TRN Ctr Trade or language school
    800 feet
  3. Ezra Jack Keats Pre-K Center at 153-36 89th Avenue Pre-K center
    800 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rufus King Park
    440 feet
  2. Rufus King Park Playground
    850 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. King Manor Museum Listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Jamaica YMCA Recreation center
    1,150 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 50/Engine 298/Ladder 127 Fire station
    540 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    380 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    750 feet
  2. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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:

See every intersection along 153rd Street or 88th Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.