88th Avenue & 168th Place

The four-way crossing of 88th Avenue and 168th Place is in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. It is 1,270 feet to the 103rd Precinct. The nearest subway, 169 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 29 places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1963, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
2 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
169 St
460 feet · 2 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
260 feet
Hillside Av/168 Pl · Q1, Q17, Q36, Q82
Within a walk
12 places
6 religious buildings, 1 bus terminal and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
88th Avenue & 168th Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 169 St, 460 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. 169 St F
    460 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/168 Pl, 260 feet away, for the Q1, Q17, Q36 and Q82.

  • 24 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hillside Av/168 Pl Q1, Q17, Q36, Q82
    260 feet
    Q1 Q17 Q36 Q82

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q1 …
  2. Q17 …
  3. Q36 …
  4. Q82 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 165-01 Hillside Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.4 miles
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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
70 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1963.

Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry and the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 23 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2016 and June 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 168th Place

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 168th Place

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of 88th Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 88th Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 1 bus terminal
  • 1 garden
  • 1 library
  • 1 police station
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Career Development Center of Queens, Trade or language school
    620 feet
  2. Rising Stars Islamic School
    760 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Serinor Community Garden - International Towers (NYCHA) Garden
    1,100 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Central Library
    1,060 feet

Fire and police

  1. 103rd Precinct Police station
    1,270 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    530 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    960 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    610 feet
  2. Mannan Supermarket Supermarket
    860 feet
  3. ALDI Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Other places

  1. Jamaica Bus Terminal
    1,250 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 places to eat and 14 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 of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 168th Place or 88th Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, 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.