89th Avenue & 129th Street

The four-way crossing of 89th Avenue and 129th Street is in Richmond Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest subway, 121 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and one place to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

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89th Avenue & 129th Street Nearby corners, linked

Subway

The nearest subway station is 121 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 121 St J, Z
    0.4 miles
    J Z

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/130 St, 950 feet away, for the Q56.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Av/130 St Q56
    950 feet
    Q56

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q56 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at 138th Street & Van Wyck Expressway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 130-14 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    1.2 miles
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

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

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11418
Community board
Queens Community Board 9
City Council district
29
Police precinct
102
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Richmond Hill
Elevation
54 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and August 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 129th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY NOON-1:30PM

West side of 129th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY NOON-1:30PM

North side of 89th Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY NOON-1:30PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 89th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY NOON-1:30PM

Places within a walk

How places are listed

One public place is within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 religious building

Supermarkets

  1. Trade Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and three food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 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.