90th Avenue & 179th Street

The four-way crossing of 90th Avenue and 179th Street is in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 095 Eastwood is 200 feet away. The nearest subway, Jamaica-179 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, five of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
5 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jamaica-179 St
690 feet · 3 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
750 feet
Hillside Av/179 St · Q3, Q76
Within a walk
10 places
5 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
90th Avenue & 179th Street 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 St, 750 feet away, for the Q3 and Q76.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hillside Av/179 St Q3, Q76
    750 feet
    Q3 Q76

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q3 …
  2. Q76 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 3 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. 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 nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

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
60 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 40 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 179th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 10AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 179th Street

  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM

North side of 90th Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • 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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 433991.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 095 Eastwood School
    200 feet
  2. The Lutheran Church of Our Savior Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,010 feet
  3. Magic Fingers Natural Hair Institute Trade or language school
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Harvard Playground
    1,090 feet

Health care

  1. Highland Care Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,160 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Savior Lutheran Church Jamaica House of worship
    1,010 feet
  2. Bethesda Missionary Baptist Church House of worship
    1,060 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,050 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,140 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    800 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and seven 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 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.