88th Street & 159th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 88th Street and 159th 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. P.S. 207 Rockwood Park is 330 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 160 Av/86 St, is 1,110 feet away for the Q41, and seven 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 1950 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 160 Av/86 St, 1,110 feet away, for the Q41.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 160 Av/86 St Q411,110 feetQ41
Next buses at this stop
- Q41 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Nassau Expressway at Cross Bay Boulevard, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 159-04 Cross Bay Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 89-35 155th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 130th Place Fast charging for electric cars3 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 January 2021.
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
- 9 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 1950 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2026 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 159th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
East side of 88th Street
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 207 Rockwood Park School330 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Walter Ward Playground350 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 89th Street & 159th Avenue 260 feet
- 87th Street & 159th Avenue 260 feet
- 90th Street & 159th Avenue 520 feet
- 86th Street & 159th Avenue 520 feet
- 88th Street & 160th Avenue 620 feet
- 88th Street & 158th Avenue 620 feet
- 91st Street & 159th Avenue 780 feet
- 85th Street & 159th Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 159th Avenue or 88th Street.