89th Avenue & 164th Street

The four-way crossing of 89th Avenue and 164th Street is in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Jamaica Post Office is 210 feet away. The nearest subway, 169 St, is about six minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat. About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
5 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
169 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
860 feet
Hillside Av/164 St · Q1, Q43
Within a walk
32 places
14 religious buildings, 7 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
89th Avenue & 164th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 169 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 169 St 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. Parsons Blvd F
    0.4 miles
    F
  2. Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer E, J, Z
    0.5 miles
    E J Z

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/164 St, 860 feet away, for the Q1 and Q43.

  • 39 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hillside Av/164 St Q1, Q43 · Shelter
    860 feet
    Q1 Q43
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q1 …
  2. Q43 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 38 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at 138th Street & Van Wyck Expressway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 165-01 Hillside Avenue Gas station
    0.3 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
    2.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, February 2024

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
57 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 260 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 61 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and September 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 164th Street

  • Metered parking 9 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

West side of 164th Street

  • Metered parking 8 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

North side of 89th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY US POSTAL SERVICE
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 403118, 421363 and 426656.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and three buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1895 and 1928.

  1. Jamaica High School Designated landmark
    610 feet
  2. Loew's Valencia Theater Designated landmark
    800 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 public places.

  • 14 religious buildings
  • 7 schools
  • 4 trade or language schools
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 1 bus terminal
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Early Bird III Ec Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    490 feet
  2. M.S. 358 School
    630 feet
  3. The Queens School for Leadership and Excellence School
    630 feet
Show all 12
  1. Rising Stars Islamic School
    930 feet
  2. Elhaam Academy School
    1,010 feet
  3. Growing Up Green CS II Elementary School
    1,040 feet
  4. New Dawn Charter High School II School
    1,040 feet
  5. Queens Satellite High School for Opportunity School
    1,050 feet
  6. Net Institute Trade or language school
    1,140 feet
  7. New York Institute of Health Careers Trade or language school
    1,160 feet
  8. Crown Business Inst-Nyc Trade or language school
    1,230 feet
  9. New Allen School Trade or language school
    1,230 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Central Library
    860 feet
  2. Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building Listed historic place
    1,140 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Adventist Jamaica Church House of worship
    740 feet
  2. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints House of worship
    990 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Jamaica Post Office Listed historic place
    210 feet
  2. Older adult center at Shelton House Older adult center
    640 feet
  3. Older adult center at 89-60 164th Street Older adult center
    730 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    570 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    810 feet
  2. Mannan Supermarket Supermarket
    1,320 feet
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,150 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Other places

  1. Jamaica Bus Terminal
    420 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and ten food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 164th 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.