89th Avenue & 88th Street

The four-way crossing of 89th Avenue and 88th Street is in Woodhaven, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Equity Playground is 570 feet away. The nearest subway, 85 St-Forest Pkwy, is about seven minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1915 and 1920, almost all in houses of one or two.

Safety record
1 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
85 St-Forest Pkwy
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · J
Nearest bus stop
1,140 feet
Jamaica Av/87 St · Q56
Within a walk
9 places
3 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
89th Avenue & 88th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 85 St-Forest Pkwy, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 85 St-Forest Pkwy J
    0.3 miles
    J

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
1 line
  1. J …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. J …

Also within a walk

  1. Woodhaven Blvd J, Z
    0.4 miles
    J Z

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/87 St, 1,140 feet away, for the Q56.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Av/87 St Q56
    1,140 feet
    Q56

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q56 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Forest Park Drive & J Robinson Parkway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 93-02 Atlantic Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 9325 Rockaway Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    1 mile
  3. 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 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.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11421
Community board
Queens Community Board 9
City Council district
32
Police precinct
102
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Woodhaven
Elevation
41 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1915 and 1920.

Trees

NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

North side of 89th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

South side of 89th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. District 27 Pre-K Center at 87-40 88th Street Pre-K center
    600 feet
  2. St Thomas the Apostle Catholic Acade School
    670 feet
  3. Saint Thomas Apostle Catholic Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,010 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Equity Playground
    570 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Tabernacle of Emmanuel Full Gospel Assemblies House of worship
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 89-02 91st Street Older adult center
    640 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 293 Fire station
    750 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Clocktower Plaza Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and three food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, 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:

See every intersection along 88th Street or 89th Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.