89th Avenue & 171st Street

The four-way crossing of 89th Avenue and 171st Street is in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The sculpture “Wingdale” is 790 feet away. The nearest subway, 169 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them religious buildings, and 22 places to eat. About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
2 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
169 St
1,160 feet · 4 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
630 feet
Hillside Av/171 St · Q1, Q3, Q17, Q76
Within a walk
8 places
3 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
89th Avenue & 171st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 169 St, 1,160 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. 169 St F
    1,160 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Jamaica-179 St F
    0.5 miles
    F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/171 St, 630 feet away, for the Q1, Q3, Q17 and Q76.

  • 20 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hillside Av/171 St Q1, Q3, Q17, Q76
    630 feet
    Q1 Q3 Q17 Q76

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q1 …
  2. Q3 …
  3. Q17 …
  4. Q76 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 10 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
    0.5 miles
  2. 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.4 miles
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

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
66 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • 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 16 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and June 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 171st Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 171st Street

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

North side of 89th Avenue

  • No parking 5 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 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Major John W. Mark Park.

  1. Soldiers and Sailors Monument Statue by Frederick Wellington Ruckstull, 1896
    780 feet
  2. Wingdale Sculpture by Roger Bolomey, 1973
    790 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Career Development Center of Queens, Trade or language school
    1,160 feet
  2. The Lutheran Church of Our Savior Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Serinor Community Garden - International Towers (NYCHA) Garden
    690 feet
  2. Major Mark Park
    1,160 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Savior Lutheran Church Jamaica House of worship
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 90-20 170th Street Older adult center
    830 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    840 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,210 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,150 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and 11 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 171st 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.