89th Avenue & 172nd Street

The three-way junction of 89th Avenue and 172nd Street is in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The statue “Soldiers and Sailors Monument” is 680 feet away. The nearest subway, 169 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them religious buildings, and 25 places to eat. About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
3 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
169 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
790 feet
Hillside Av/172 St · Q1, Q3, Q17, Q76 +1
Within a walk
8 places
4 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
89th Avenue & 172nd 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.

  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. Jamaica-179 St F
    0.3 miles
    F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/172 St, 790 feet away, for the Q1, Q3, Q17, Q76 and QM68.

  • 20 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hillside Av/172 St Q1, Q3, Q17, Q76 +1 · Shelter
    790 feet
    Q1 Q3 Q17 Q76 QM68
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q1 …
  2. Q3 …
  3. Q17 …
  4. Q76 …
  5. QM68 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 165-01 Hillside Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.7 miles
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported five 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 December 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
63 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 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 17 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and September 2019, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 172nd Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

North side of 89th Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

South side of 89th Avenue

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

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
    680 feet
  2. Wingdale Sculpture by Roger Bolomey, 1973
    750 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. The Lutheran Church of Our Savior Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    670 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Serinor Community Garden - International Towers (NYCHA) Garden
    810 feet
  2. Major Mark Park
    870 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Savior Lutheran Church Jamaica House of worship
    670 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,230 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,220 feet
  2. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    890 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 172nd 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.