89th Avenue & 187th Street

The four-way crossing of 89th Avenue and 187th Street is in Hollis, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest subway, Jamaica-179 St, is about ten minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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89th Avenue & 187th Street Nearby corners, linked

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jamaica-179 St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.

  1. Jamaica-179 St F
    0.5 miles
    F

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 187 Pl/90 Av, 680 feet away, for the Q3.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 187 Pl/90 Av Q3
    680 feet
    Q3

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at 188th Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

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

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 June 2024.

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
65 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 31 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 1 sign on these blocks
  • 1 rule

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of 187th Street

  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site

Schools and child care

  1. Early Sunrise Preschool and Kindergarten Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    630 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,060 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three 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 12 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.