89th Avenue & 185th Street

The four-way crossing of 89th Avenue and 185th Street is in Hollis, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Hbcu Early College Prep is 1,240 feet away. The nearest subway, Jamaica-179 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them schools, and five places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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89th Avenue & 185th Street Nearby corners, linked

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jamaica-179 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  1. Jamaica-179 St F
    0.4 miles
    F

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/184 St, 710 feet away, for the Q2.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hillside Av/184 St Q2
    710 feet
    Q2

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q2 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at 188th Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 187-05 Hillside Avenue Gas station
    1,220 feet
  2. 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    1.2 miles
  3. 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    3 miles

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
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11423
Community board
Queens Community Board 12
City Council district
23
Police precinct
103
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Hollis
Elevation
63 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 75 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 19 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and September 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 185th Street

  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 185th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of 89th Avenue

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

South side of 89th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site

Schools and child care

  1. Early Sunrise Preschool and Kindergarten Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,150 feet
  2. Hbcu Early College Prep School
    1,240 feet
  3. I.S. 238 - Susan B. Anthony Academy School
    1,240 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    820 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,030 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and five 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:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, 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.