89th Avenue & 189th Street
The four-way crossing of 89th Avenue and 189th Street is in Hollis, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Wellspring Schools is 1,060 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/189 St, is 510 feet away for the Q1, Q36 and Q43, and 11 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them schools, and two places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/189 St, 510 feet away, for the Q1, Q36 and Q43.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/189 St Q1, Q36, Q43510 feetQ1 Q36 Q43
Next buses at this stop
- Q1 …
- Q36 …
- Q43 …
Cycling
- 3 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.
- 187-41 Hillside Avenue Gas station950 feet
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.5 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2023.
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
- 70 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.
Since 2014 at least 31 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
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 November 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 189th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 schools
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 nursing home or hospice
Schools and child care
- Wellspring Schools School1,060 feet
- Wellspring UPK School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K1,100 feet
- Cambria Heights Academy School1,150 feet
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- Early Sunrise Preschool and Kindergarten Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,150 feet
- P.S. 035 Nathaniel Woodhull School1,230 feet
- Helping Hand Academy II School1,260 feet
Health care
- Hollis Park Manor Nursing Home Nursing home or hospice970 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch570 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and seven food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, 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:
- 89th Avenue & 188th Street 250 feet
- 89th Avenue & 190th Street 250 feet
- 90th Avenue & 189th Street 450 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 189th Street 500 feet
- 89th Avenue & 187th Place 500 feet
- 89th Avenue & 191st Street 500 feet
- 90th Avenue & 188th Street 700 feet
- 90th Avenue & 190th Street 700 feet
See every intersection along 189th Street or 89th Avenue.