89th Avenue & 169th Street

The four-way crossing of 89th Avenue and 169th Street is in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Rising Stars Islamic School is 730 feet away. The nearest subway, 169 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 33 places to eat. About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1941 and 1965, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
3 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
169 St
550 feet · 2 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
340 feet
169 St/88 Av · Q3
Within a walk
15 places
5 religious buildings, 2 career or business centers and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
89th Avenue & 169th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 169 St, 550 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. 169 St F
    550 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 169 St/88 Av, 340 feet away, for the Q3.

  • 30 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 169 St/88 Av Q3
    340 feet
    Q3

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 15 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
    0.4 miles
  2. 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.3 miles
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 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
27
Police precinct
103
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Jamaica
Elevation
59 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1941 and 1965.

Since 2014 at least 16 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

East side of 169th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

West side of 169th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of 89th Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 89th Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 431062.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 career or business centers
  • 1 bus terminal
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Career Development Center of Queens, Trade or language school
    660 feet
  2. Rising Stars Islamic School
    730 feet
  3. District 29 Pre-K Center at 168-42 Jamaica Avenue Pre-K center
    1,060 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

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

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Central Library
    1,020 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 90-20 170th Street Older adult center
    750 feet
  2. Queens Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    920 feet
  3. Workforce1 Industrial & Transportation Career Center Career or business center
    920 feet

Fire and police

  1. 103rd Precinct Police station
    1,110 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    590 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,020 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    670 feet
  2. Mannan Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. ALDI Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Other places

  1. Jamaica Bus Terminal
    1,220 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 places to eat and 16 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 169th 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.