96th Street & 86th Avenue

The three-way junction of 96th Street and 86th Avenue is in Woodhaven, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. All Saints Episcopal Church Woodhaven is 140 feet away. The nearest subway, Woodhaven Blvd, is about four minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them listed historic places, and 12 places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Woodhaven Blvd
950 feet · 4 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
940 feet
Jamaica Av/98 St · Q56
Within a walk
6 places
2 listed historic places, 2 religious buildings and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
96th Street & 86th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Woodhaven Blvd, 950 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Woodhaven Blvd J, Z
    950 feet
    J Z

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. 104 St J, Z
    0.4 miles
    J Z

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Five Points of Observation” (1990) by Kathleen McCarthy at the Woodhaven Blvd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/98 St, 940 feet away, for the Q56.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Av/98 St Q56
    940 feet
    Q56

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q56 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 29 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Myrtle Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 90-01 Myrtle Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 1-01 Forest Park Drive Charging for electric cars, seven fast chargers
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11421
Community board
Queens Community Board 9
City Council district
32
Police precinct
102
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Woodhaven
Elevation
49 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 900 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 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2022 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 86th Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING WEDNESDAY SATURDAY 7AM-3PM

South side of 86th Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING WEDNESDAY SATURDAY 7AM-3PM

West side of 96th Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 park
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Fordham Institute Trade or language school
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Forest Park
    1,000 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. St. Matthew's Episcopal Church Listed historic place
    120 feet
  2. Wyckoff-Snediker Family Cemetery Listed historic place
    190 feet

Houses of worship

  1. All Saints Episcopal Church Woodhaven House of worship
    140 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,020 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and nine 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 86th Avenue or 96th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.