89th Street & 88th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 89th Street and 88th Avenue is in Woodhaven, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Equity Playground is 360 feet away. The nearest subway, Woodhaven Blvd, is about five minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them religious buildings, and 24 places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1915 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Woodhaven Blvd
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
860 feet
Jamaica Av/87 St · Q56
Within a walk
9 places
3 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Woodhaven Blvd, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Woodhaven Blvd 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 …

Also within a walk

  1. 85 St-Forest Pkwy J
    0.3 miles
    J

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Five Points of Observation” (1990) by Kathleen McCarthy at the Woodhaven Blvd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/87 St, 860 feet away, for the Q56.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q56 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 40 bicycle racks within 820 feet

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
    0.6 miles
  2. 1-01 Forest Park Drive Charging for electric cars, seven fast chargers
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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
45 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1915 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the dawn redwood.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 2 signs on these blocks
  • 2 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

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

East side of 89th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 89th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 453167 and 453186.

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
  • 2 schools
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. District 27 Pre-K Center at 87-40 88th Street Pre-K center
    360 feet
  2. St Thomas the Apostle Catholic Acade School
    440 feet
  3. P.S. 060 Woodhaven School
    730 feet
Show all 4
  1. Saint Thomas Apostle Catholic Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    770 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Equity Playground
    360 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Tabernacle of Emmanuel Full Gospel Assemblies House of worship
    1,060 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    780 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    830 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Clocktower Plaza Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and nine 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:

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

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.