89th Avenue & Lefferts Boulevard

The four-way crossing of 89th Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard is in Richmond Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Bethlehem Church is 480 feet away. The nearest subway, 121 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, five of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1925, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
12 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
121 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Lefferts Blvd/89 Av · Q80
Within a walk
7 places
5 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
89th Avenue & Lefferts Boulevard Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 121 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 121 St J, Z
    0.3 miles
    J Z

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Lefferts Blvd/89 Av, 60 feet away, for the Q80.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lefferts Blvd/89 Av Q80
    60 feet
    Q80

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q80 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 91-62 Lefferts Boulevard Gas station
    1,250 feet
  2. 80-25 126th Street Charging for electric cars, 31 Level 2 chargers and three fast chargers
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11418
Community board
Queens Community Board 9
City Council district
29
Police precinct
102
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Richmond Hill
Elevation
54 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1925.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry and the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 89th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY NOON-1:30PM

South side of 89th Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY NOON-1:30PM

East side of Lefferts Boulevard

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY NOON-1:30PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 6AM-7PM ALL DAYS

West side of Lefferts Boulevard

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY NOON-1:30PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-3PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 424988.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 police station

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 051 Pre-K
    950 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bethlehem Church House of worship
    480 feet
  2. Full Gospel Assembly of Queens House of worship
    1,200 feet

Fire and police

  1. 102nd Precinct Police station
    1,000 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    660 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and four 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 89th Avenue or Lefferts Boulevard.

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 and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.