89th Avenue & 168th Street

The four-way crossing of 89th Avenue and 168th 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. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. Rising Stars Islamic School is 190 feet away. The nearest subway, 169 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 32 places to eat. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
11 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
169 St
510 feet · 2 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
460 feet
168 St/Hillside Av · Q30, Q31, Q75
Within a walk
17 places
7 religious buildings, 2 career or business centers and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
89th Avenue & 168th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 169 St, 510 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. 169 St F
    510 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 168 St/Hillside Av, 460 feet away, for the Q30, Q31 and Q75.

  • 34 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 168 St/Hillside Av Q30, Q31, Q75
    460 feet
    Q30 Q31 Q75

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q30 …
  2. Q31 …
  3. Q75 …

Live arrivals

A lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, runs along 168th Street, 6am to 7pm on weekdays.

Cycling

  • 26 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 165-01 Hillside Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 92-23 168th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.6 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.

  • 10 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.

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
62 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 168th Street

  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 168th Street

  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of 89th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 89th Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 420102.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 2 career or business centers
  • 1 bus terminal
  • 1 garden
  • 1 library
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Rising Stars Islamic School
    190 feet
  2. Career Development Center of Queens, Trade or language school
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Serinor Community Garden - International Towers (NYCHA) Garden
    1,060 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Central Library
    490 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Queens Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    1,090 feet
  2. Workforce1 Industrial & Transportation Career Center Career or business center
    1,090 feet
  3. Jamaica Post Office Listed historic place
    1,140 feet
Show all 4
  1. Older adult center at 90-20 170th Street Older adult center
    1,280 feet

Fire and police

  1. 103rd Precinct Police station
    710 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    770 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,080 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Mannan Supermarket Supermarket
    900 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    1,160 feet
  3. ALDI Supermarket
    1,200 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Other places

  1. Jamaica Bus Terminal
    690 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 168th Street or 89th Avenue.

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