90th Avenue & 170th Street

The four-way crossing of 90th Avenue and 170th Street is in Jamaica, Queens, at the edge of NYCHA's International Tower development. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. It is 1,090 feet to the 103rd Precinct. The nearest subway, 169 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 24 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
169 St
1,180 feet · 5 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
450 feet
168 St/Jamaica Bus Terminal · Q2, Q3, Q36, Q76 +2
Within a walk
17 places
6 religious buildings, 2 career or business centers and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
90th Avenue & 170th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 169 St, 1,180 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. 169 St F
    1,180 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Jamaica-179 St F
    0.5 miles
    F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 168 St/Jamaica Bus Terminal, 450 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
    450 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

  • 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 0.9 miles 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
    0.4 miles
  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 two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2023.

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
61 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1928 and 1968.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's International Tower development.

Since 2014 at least 16 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 29 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 170th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

West side of 170th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of 90th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 90th Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 2 career or business centers
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 community center
  • 1 garden
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. District 29 Pre-K Center at 168-42 Jamaica Avenue Pre-K center
    1,020 feet
  2. Career Development Center of Queens, Trade or language school
    1,180 feet
  3. The Lutheran Church of Our Savior Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,220 feet
Show all 4
  1. Rising Stars Islamic School
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

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

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Central Library
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Savior Lutheran Church Jamaica House of worship
    1,220 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 90-20 170th Street Older adult center
    190 feet
  2. Queens Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    900 feet
  3. Workforce1 Industrial & Transportation Career Center Career or business center
    900 feet
Show all 4
  1. Community center at Conlon Lihfe Community center
    1,160 feet

Fire and police

  1. 103rd Precinct Police station
    1,090 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,060 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,240 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,170 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. ALDI Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and 12 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 170th 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.