96th Street & 86th Road

The three-way junction of 96th Street and 86th Road is in Woodhaven, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Forest Park is 1,250 feet away. The nearest subway, Woodhaven Blvd, is about three minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them listed historic places, and 14 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
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Woodhaven Blvd
700 feet · 3 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
690 feet
Jamaica Av/98 St · Q56
Within a walk
7 places
2 listed historic places, 2 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Woodhaven Blvd, 700 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Woodhaven Blvd J, Z
    700 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, 690 feet away, for the Q56.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q56 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 36 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, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 93-02 Atlantic Avenue Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 1-01 Forest Park Drive Charging for electric cars, seven fast chargers
    0.9 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
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2021.

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
47 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are 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 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the silver maple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2021 and July 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of 86th Road

  • 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

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Fordham Institute Trade or language school
    1,040 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Forest Park
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

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

Houses of worship

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

Fire and police

  1. Engine 294/Ladder 143 Fire station
    1,120 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    770 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 86th Road 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.