90th Avenue & 179th Place

The four-way crossing of 90th Avenue and 179th Place is in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Harvard Playground is 830 feet away. The nearest subway, Jamaica-179 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, five of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jamaica-179 St
690 feet · 3 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
770 feet
Hillside Av/179 Pl · Q2, Q3
Within a walk
8 places
5 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
90th Avenue & 179th Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jamaica-179 St, 690 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Jamaica-179 St F
    690 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/179 Pl, 770 feet away, for the Q2 and Q3.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hillside Av/179 Pl Q2, Q3
    770 feet
    Q2 Q3

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q2 …
  2. Q3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 4 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. 184-45 Jamaica Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.8 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 December 2022.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11432
Community board
Queens Community Board 12
City Council district
23
Police precinct
103
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Jamaica
Elevation
58 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the cherry plum.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 38 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2017 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 179th Place

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • Taxi stand 1 sign TAXI STAND

West side of 179th Place

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Taxi stand 2 signs TAXI STAND

North side of 90th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of 90th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 095 Eastwood School
    290 feet
  2. The Lutheran Church of Our Savior Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Harvard Playground
    830 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bethesda Missionary Baptist Church House of worship
    970 feet
  2. Our Savior Lutheran Church Jamaica House of worship
    1,270 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    810 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,060 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and eight 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 179th Place 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.