88th Street & 160th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 88th Street and 160th Avenue is in Howard Beach-Lindenwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Walter Ward Playground is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 160 Av/86 St, is 490 feet away for the Q41, 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 1960 and 1965, almost all in houses of one or two.

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88th Street & 160th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 160 Av/86 St, 490 feet away, for the Q41.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 160 Av/86 St Q41
    490 feet
    Q41

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q41 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Nassau Expressway at Cross Bay Boulevard, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 159-04 Cross Bay Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 89-35 155th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1.2 miles

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2023.

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
7 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 1960 and 1965.

Trees

NYC Parks records 99 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 5 signs on these blocks
  • 2 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 160th Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

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 listed

Two public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 207 Rockwood Park School
    500 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Walter Ward Playground
    50 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.

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:

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