89th Avenue & 161st Street

The four-way crossing of 89th Avenue and 161st Street is in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Growing Up Green CS II Elementary School is 330 feet away, and Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is 910 feet away. The nearest subway, Parsons Blvd, is about five minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 39 public places, 16 of them religious buildings, and 35 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Parsons Blvd
1,250 feet · 5 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
590 feet
Parsons Blvd/89 Av · Q112
Within a walk
39 places
16 religious buildings, 6 schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
89th Avenue & 161st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Parsons Blvd, 1,250 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Parsons Blvd F
    1,250 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
1 line
  1. F …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …

Also within a walk

  1. Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer E, J, Z
    0.3 miles
    E J Z
  2. 169 St F
    0.4 miles
    F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Parsons Blvd/89 Av, 590 feet away, for the Q112.

  • 40 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Parsons Blvd/89 Av Q112
    590 feet
    Q112

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q112 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 31 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at 138th Street & Van Wyck Expressway, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 165-01 Hillside Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 153-10 88th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11432
Community board
Queens Community Board 12
City Council district
24 and 27 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
103
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Jamaica
Elevation
54 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 100 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 55 signs on these blocks
  • 19 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2024 and February 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 161st Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO NYS DHCR MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

West side of 161st Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-4PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM

North side of 89th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 403185.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are four Individual Landmarks, and five buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1895 and 1933.

  1. Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building Designated landmark
    350 feet
  2. Jamaica High School Designated landmark
    660 feet
  3. La Casina Designated landmark
    780 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 public places.

  • 16 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 5 trade or language schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Growing Up Green CS II Elementary School
    330 feet
  2. New Dawn Charter High School II School
    330 feet
  3. Net Institute Trade or language school
    440 feet
Show all 14
  1. Early Bird II Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    470 feet
  2. Early Bird III Ec Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    680 feet
  3. Medical Aid Training Schools Trade or language school
    730 feet
  4. New York Institute of Health Careers Trade or language school
    800 feet
  5. Queens Computer Ctr Trade or language school
    810 feet
  6. Ezra Jack Keats Pre-K Center at 153-36 89th Avenue Pre-K center
    860 feet
  7. Queens Satellite High School for Opportunity School
    960 feet
  8. M.S. 358 School
    1,220 feet
  9. The Queens School for Leadership and Excellence School
    1,220 feet
  10. P.S. 182 Samantha Smith School
    1,280 feet
  11. Nail Academy (The) Trade or language school
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rufus King Park
    1,130 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. King Manor Museum Landmark
    500 feet
  2. Office of the Register Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
  3. Jamaica Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
Show all 4
  1. Sidewalk Clock at 161-11 Jamaica Avenue, New York Listed historic place
    1,170 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Adventist Jamaica Church House of worship
    700 feet
  2. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints House of worship
    910 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at Shelton House Older adult center
    420 feet
  2. Jamaica YMCA Recreation center
    780 feet
  3. Jamaica Post Office Listed historic place
    800 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,080 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    860 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,000 feet
  3. Mannan Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,150 feet

Other places

  1. Jamaica Bus Terminal
    1,290 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 places to eat and 20 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 161st Street or 89th Avenue.

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