88th Street & 156th Avenue
The three-way junction of 88th Street and 156th 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. Howard Beach Library is 1,160 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 157 Av/89 St, is 830 feet away for the Q11, Q41 and QM15, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1958 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 157 Av/89 St, 830 feet away, for the Q11, Q41 and QM15.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 157 Av/89 St Q11, Q41, QM15830 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, 0.4 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 chargers0.9 miles
- 130th Place Fast charging for electric cars2.7 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2022.
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, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1958 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 library
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Psychotherapeutic Eval - Howard School1,200 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Howard Beach Library1,160 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:
- 87th Street & 156th Avenue 260 feet
- 89th Street & 156th Avenue 260 feet
- 90th Street & 156th Avenue 520 feet
- 86th Street & 156th Avenue 530 feet
- 88th Street & 157th Avenue 600 feet
- 91st Street & 156th Avenue 780 feet
- 87th Street & 157th Avenue 860 feet
- 89th Street & 157th Avenue 860 feet
See every intersection along 156th Avenue or 88th Street.