88th Street & 88th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 88th Street and 88th Avenue is in Woodhaven, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The Engine 293 firehouse is 1,200 feet away. The nearest subway, 85 St-Forest Pkwy, is about five minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them religious buildings, and 17 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
85 St-Forest Pkwy
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · J
Nearest bus stop
700 feet
Jamaica Av/87 St · Q56
Within a walk
10 places
3 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
88th Street & 88th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 85 St-Forest Pkwy, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 85 St-Forest Pkwy J
    0.3 miles
    J

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
1 line
  1. J …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. J …

Also within a walk

  1. Woodhaven Blvd J, Z
    0.3 miles
    J Z

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/87 St, 700 feet away, for the Q56.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Av/87 St Q56
    700 feet
    Q56

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q56 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 38 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Forest Park Drive & J Robinson Parkway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 93-02 Atlantic Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 1-01 Forest Park Drive Charging for electric cars, seven fast chargers
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11421
Community board
Queens Community Board 9
City Council district
32
Police precinct
102
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Woodhaven
Elevation
44 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1915 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 6 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and September 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 88th Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

East side of 88th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 88th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 400535 and 462440.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. District 27 Pre-K Center at 87-40 88th Street Pre-K center
    150 feet
  2. St Thomas the Apostle Catholic Acade School
    230 feet
  3. Saint Thomas Apostle Catholic Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    560 feet
Show all 4
  1. P.S. 060 Woodhaven School
    940 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Equity Playground
    570 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Tabernacle of Emmanuel Full Gospel Assemblies House of worship
    850 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 89-02 91st Street Older adult center
    1,050 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 293 Fire station
    1,200 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    990 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    1,040 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and 12 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 88th Avenue or 88th Street.

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.