89th Avenue & 162nd Street

The four-way crossing of 89th Avenue and 162nd Street is in Jamaica, Queens, at the edge of NYCHA's Shelton House development. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. New Dawn Charter High School II is 420 feet away. The nearest subway, Parsons Blvd, is about six minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 41 public places, 16 of them religious buildings, and 28 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Parsons Blvd
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
850 feet
Parsons Blvd/89 Av · Q112
Within a walk
41 places
16 religious buildings, 7 trade or language schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
89th Avenue & 162nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Parsons Blvd, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Parsons Blvd F
    0.3 miles
    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
    0.4 miles
    E J Z
  2. 169 St F
    0.4 miles
    F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Parsons Blvd/89 Av, 850 feet away, for the Q112.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q112 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 37 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, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 165-01 Hillside Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 92-19 Guy R Brewer Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 60 Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, August 2025

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
56 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Shelton House development.

Since 2014 at least 274 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 162nd Street

  • Metered parking 7 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM

West side of 162nd Street

  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of 89th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 89th Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 411832.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and four buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1895 and 1929.

  1. Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building Designated landmark
    380 feet
  2. Jamaica High School Designated landmark
    510 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 41 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Growing Up Green CS II Elementary School
    420 feet
  2. Early Bird III Ec Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    420 feet
  3. New Dawn Charter High School II School
    420 feet
Show all 15
  1. Net Institute Trade or language school
    520 feet
  2. New York Institute of Health Careers Trade or language school
    550 feet
  3. Queens Satellite High School for Opportunity School
    710 feet
  4. Early Bird II Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    730 feet
  5. M.S. 358 School
    970 feet
  6. The Queens School for Leadership and Excellence School
    970 feet
  7. Medical Aid Training Schools Trade or language school
    980 feet
  8. Nail Academy (The) Trade or language school
    1,040 feet
  9. Queens Computer Ctr Trade or language school
    1,060 feet
  10. Ezra Jack Keats Pre-K Center at 153-36 89th Avenue Pre-K center
    1,120 feet
  11. United Career Centers Trade or language school
    1,210 feet
  12. Ultissima Beauty Inst-Mineola Trade or language school
    1,220 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. King Manor Museum Landmark
    750 feet
  2. Sidewalk Clock at 161-11 Jamaica Avenue, New York Listed historic place
    1,050 feet
  3. La Casina Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
Show all 5
  1. J. Kurtz and Sons Store Building Listed historic place
    1,210 feet
  2. Office of the Register Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Adventist Jamaica Church House of worship
    440 feet
  2. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints House of worship
    820 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at Shelton House Older adult center
    160 feet
  2. Jamaica Post Office Listed historic place
    540 feet
  3. Jamaica YMCA Recreation center
    1,040 feet
Show all 4
  1. Older adult center at 89-60 164th Street Older adult center
    1,080 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,090 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,180 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    740 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,110 feet
  3. Mannan Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    900 feet

Other places

  1. Jamaica Bus Terminal
    1,040 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 places to eat and 18 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 162nd Street or 89th Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.