90th Avenue & 181st Street

The four-way crossing of 90th Avenue and 181st 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. Hbcu Early College Prep is 920 feet away. The nearest subway, Jamaica-179 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them schools, and 14 places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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90th Avenue & 181st Street Nearby corners, linked

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jamaica-179 St, 840 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Jamaica-179 St F
    840 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/180 St, 890 feet away, for the Q36 and Q82.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hillside Av/180 St Q36, Q82
    890 feet
    Q36 Q82

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q36 …
  2. Q82 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 184-45 Jamaica Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.9 miles
  3. 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    2.9 miles

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
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11423
Community board
Queens Community Board 12
City Council district
23
Police precinct
103
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Jamaica
Elevation
55 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the cherry plum.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

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

East side of 181st Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 181st Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of 90th Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 10AM-11:30AM

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

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 schools
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 095 Eastwood School
    800 feet
  2. Hbcu Early College Prep School
    920 feet
  3. I.S. 238 - Susan B. Anthony Academy School
    920 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Harvard Playground
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and five 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:

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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.