90th Avenue & 153rd Street

The three-way junction of 90th Avenue and 153rd Street is in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. King Manor Museum is 490 feet away, and the Battalion 50/Engine 298/Ladder 127 firehouse is 1,290 feet away. The nearest subway, Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer, is about three minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 28 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer
880 feet · 3 min on foot · E, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
450 feet
153 St/88 Av · Q83
Within a walk
29 places
11 religious buildings, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
90th Avenue & 153rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer, 880 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer E, J, Z
    880 feet
    E J Z

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
3 lines
  1. E …
  2. J …
  3. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. Parsons Blvd F
    1,090 feet
    F
  2. Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport E, J, Z
    0.5 miles
    E J Z

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Jamaica Center Station Riders, Blue” (1991) by Sam Gilliam at the Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 153 St/88 Av, 450 feet away, for the Q83.

  • 34 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 153 St/88 Av Q83
    450 feet
    Q83

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q83 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at 138th Street & Van Wyck Expressway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 165-01 Hillside Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 153-10 88th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    960 feet
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11432
Community board
Queens Community Board 12
City Council district
27
Police precinct
103
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Jamaica
Elevation
47 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 205 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 124 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 13 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2019 and January 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on 153rd Street (west side).

East side of 153rd Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM

North side of 90th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of 90th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 425742.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and five buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1733 and 1862.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 schools
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 courthouse
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Hearts and Minds Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    40 feet
  2. Ezra Jack Keats Pre-K Center at 153-36 89th Avenue Pre-K center
    760 feet
  3. New York School of Career Education Trade or language school
    1,140 feet
Show all 10
  1. Happy Little Bear Day Care 11 Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    870 feet
  2. P.S. 182 Samantha Smith School
    1,150 feet
  3. Imagine Early Learning Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,170 feet
  4. Early Bird II Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,200 feet
  5. Net Institute Trade or language school
    1,210 feet
  6. Growing Up Green CS II Elementary School
    1,280 feet
  7. New Dawn Charter High School II School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rufus King Park
    50 feet
  2. Rufus King Park Playground
    100 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. King Manor Museum Landmark · listed historic place
    490 feet
  2. Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building Listed historic place
    1,210 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Jamaica Performing Arts Center Theater or concert hall · landmark · listed historic place
    790 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Grace Episcopal Church Landmark · listed historic place
    780 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Jamaica YMCA Recreation center
    650 feet
  2. Queens County Family Court Courthouse
    760 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 50/Engine 298/Ladder 127 Fire station
    1,290 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,140 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    720 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 places to eat and five food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 153rd Street or 90th Avenue.

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