88th Street & 25th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 88th Street and 25th Avenue is in East Elmhurst, Queens, and is also named Captain Christopher O'Sullivan Plaza by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. O'Sullivan Plaza is 40 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Astoria Blvd/88 St, is 110 feet away for the Q19, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Astoria Blvd/88 St, 110 feet away, for the Q19.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Astoria Blvd/88 St Q19110 feetQ19
Next buses at this stop
- Q19 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 88th Street.
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 88 St & Astoria Blvd 20 docks in all220 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at Astoria Boulevard North & Grand Central Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 88-20 25th Avenue Gas station260 feet
- 82-20 Astoria Boulevard Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- LaGuardia Airport Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 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 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11369
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 22
- Police precinct
- 115
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Elmhurst
- Elevation
- 21 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Captain Christopher O'Sullivan Plaza, a co-naming enacted on November 27, 1967 (Local Law 109 of 1967).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 700 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 1940 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Captain Christopher O'Sullivan Plaza.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 20 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 25th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 25th Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of 88th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of 88th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 parks
- 1 playground
- 1 post office
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- O'Sullivan Plaza40 feet
- One Room Schoolhouse Park540 feet
- Gorman Playground820 feet
Community centers and public services
- East Elmhurst Post Office890 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 88th Street & Astoria Boulevard 140 feet
- 25th Avenue & Astoria Boulevard 150 feet
- 89th Street & 25th Avenue 260 feet
- 25th Avenue & 87th Street 260 feet
- 86th Street & 25th Avenue 520 feet
- 25th Avenue & 90th Place 620 feet
- 88th Street & 30th Avenue 670 feet
- 88th Street & 24th Avenue 680 feet
See every intersection along 25th Avenue or 88th Street.