90th Avenue & 169th Street

The four-way crossing of 90th Avenue and 169th Street is in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Queens Workforce1 Career Center is 580 feet away. The nearest subway, 169 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 36 places to eat. About 2,900 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
3 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
169 St
890 feet · 3 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
168 St/Jamaica Bus Terminal · Q2, Q3, Q36, Q76 +2
Within a walk
15 places
5 religious buildings, 2 career or business centers and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
90th Avenue & 169th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 169 St, 890 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. 169 St F
    890 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
1 line
  1. F …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 168 St/Jamaica Bus Terminal, 130 feet away, for the Q2, Q3, Q36, Q76 and two more.

  • 31 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 168 St/Jamaica Bus Terminal Q2, Q3, Q36, Q76 +2
    130 feet
    Q2 Q3 Q36 Q76 Q77 Q82

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q2 …
  2. Q3 …
  3. Q36 …
  4. Q76 …
  5. Q77 …
  6. Q82 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 21 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 165-01 Hillside Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    1,280 feet
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 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
56 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry and the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 169th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 169th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of 90th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 90th Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 career or business centers
  • 1 bus terminal
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. District 29 Pre-K Center at 168-42 Jamaica Avenue Pre-K center
    730 feet
  2. Rising Stars Islamic School
    930 feet
  3. Career Development Center of Queens, Trade or language school
    1,000 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Serinor Community Garden - International Towers (NYCHA) Garden
    190 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Central Library
    990 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 90-20 170th Street Older adult center
    410 feet
  2. Queens Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    580 feet
  3. Workforce1 Industrial & Transportation Career Center Career or business center
    580 feet

Fire and police

  1. 103rd Precinct Police station
    770 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    930 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    940 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,000 feet
  2. ALDI Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Mannan Supermarket Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Other places

  1. Jamaica Bus Terminal
    1,210 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 places to eat and 11 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 169th 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.