90th Street & St James Avenue

The three-way junction of 90th Street and St James Avenue is in Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Middleburgh Triangle is 300 feet away. The nearest subway, Elmhurst Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the M and R. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, 18 of them religious buildings, and 26 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1933 and 1965, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Elmhurst Av
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
380 feet
90 St/48 Av · Q29
Within a walk
22 places
18 religious buildings, 2 schools and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
90th Street & St James Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Elmhurst Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Elmhurst Av M, R
    0.4 miles
    M R

Next trains at this station

Outbound
2 lines
  1. M …
  2. R …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. M …
  2. R …

Also within a walk

  1. Grand Av-Newtown M, R
    0.4 miles
    M R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 90 St/48 Av, 380 feet away, for the Q29.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 90 St/48 Av Q29
    380 feet
    Q29

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q29 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Corona Ave & 90 St 22 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Queens Boulevard, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 94-01 Corona Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 89-30 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    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. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11373
Community board
Queens Community Board 4
City Council district
25
Police precinct
110
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Elmhurst
Elevation
49 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1933 and 1965.

Trees

Seventeen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 11 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2023 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of 90th Street

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

North side of St James Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

South side of St James Avenue

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

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and five buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Flemish Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1920 and 1931.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 18 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. International High School for Health Sciences School
    700 feet
  2. Newtown High School Landmark
    700 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Middleburgh Triangle
    300 feet
  2. Veterans Grove Playground
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Cherry Valley Marketplace Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. SF Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Lidl Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,260 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Queens Place Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 90th Street or St James Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.