90th Avenue & 161st Street

The three-way junction of 90th Avenue and 161st Street is in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building, one of seven Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 100 feet away. The nearest subway, Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer, is about five minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 42 public places, 15 of them religious buildings, and 33 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · E, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
550 feet
Jamaica Av/161 St · Q56, Q110
Within a walk
42 places
15 religious buildings, 10 trade or language schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
90th Avenue & 161st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

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

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 Jamaica Av/161 St, 550 feet away, for the Q56 and Q110.

  • 34 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Av/161 St Q56, Q110
    550 feet
    Q56 Q110

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q56 …
  2. Q110 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 24 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at 138th Street & Van Wyck Expressway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 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
11432
Community board
Queens Community Board 12
City Council district
27
Police precinct
103
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Jamaica
Elevation
59 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 181 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2019 and June 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of 161st Street

  • Metered parking 7 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of 90th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 90th Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 406399 and 410037.

Landmarks and historic districts

Seven buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Art Deco, and mostly built between 1897 and 1930.

  1. Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building Designated landmark
    100 feet
  2. La Casina Designated landmark
    400 feet
  3. The Register Designated landmark
    700 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 42 public places.

  • 15 religious buildings
  • 10 trade or language schools
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 schools
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Early Bird II Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    90 feet
  2. Net Institute Trade or language school
    90 feet
  3. Growing Up Green CS II Elementary School
    160 feet
Show all 18
  1. New Dawn Charter High School II School
    160 feet
  2. Medical Aid Training Schools Trade or language school
    340 feet
  3. Queens Computer Ctr Trade or language school
    420 feet
  4. Nail Academy (The) Trade or language school
    930 feet
  5. New York School of Career Education Trade or language school
    1,060 feet
  6. Early Bird III Ec Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,060 feet
  7. Hearts and Minds Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,080 feet
  8. United Career Centers Trade or language school
    1,100 feet
  9. Zeta Charter School – Queens Jamaica School
    1,110 feet
  10. Ultissima Beauty Inst-Mineola Trade or language school
    1,110 feet
  11. Imagine Early Learning Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,150 feet
  12. New York Institute of Health Careers Trade or language school
    1,190 feet
  13. Ezra Jack Keats Pre-K Center at 153-36 89th Avenue Pre-K center
    1,230 feet
  14. Crown Business Inst-Nyc Trade or language school
    1,290 feet
  15. New Allen School Trade or language school
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rufus King Park
    1,160 feet
  2. Rufus King Park Playground
    1,210 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. King Manor Museum Landmark
    110 feet
  2. Jamaica Savings Bank Listed historic place
    730 feet
  3. Sidewalk Clock at 161-11 Jamaica Avenue, New York Listed historic place
    790 feet
Show all 4
  1. J. Kurtz and Sons Store Building Listed historic place
    1,100 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints House of worship
    530 feet
  2. Grace Episcopal Church Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  3. Adventist Jamaica Church House of worship
    1,080 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Jamaica YMCA Recreation center
    470 feet
  2. Older adult center at Shelton House Older adult center
    800 feet
  3. Jamaica Post Office Listed historic place
    1,180 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    700 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,220 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Mannan Supermarket Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 places to eat and ten food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 161st Street or 90th Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, 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.