Grand Central Parkway & 159th Street
Grand Central Parkway and 159th Street meet at a three-way junction in Jamaica Hills-Briarwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. In 2025, 498 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church is 1,190 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Parsons Blvd/82 Dr, is 740 feet away for the Q25, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 11 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Parsons Blvd/82 Dr, 740 feet away, for the Q25.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Parsons Blvd/82 Dr Q25 · Shelter740 feetQ25
Next buses at this stop
- Q25 …
Cycling
- 9 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.
- 84-02 Parsons Boulevard Gas station1,240 feet
- 153-10 88th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 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 June 2023.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 498 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,185th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 254 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11432
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Jamaica Hills-Briarwood
- Elevation
- 118 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1939.
Since 2014 at least 210 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2018 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 159th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of 159th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of Grand Central Parkway
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM
South side of Grand Central Parkway
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Circle Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,270 feet
- Parsons Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 51,270 feet
- Growing Up Green Charter School II School1,310 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Triboro Hospital for Tuberculosis Listed historic place1,060 feet
Houses of worship
- St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church House of worship1,190 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket900 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, 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:
- Grand Central Parkway & 160th Street 260 feet
- 159th Street & 84th Avenue 460 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & Coolidge Avenue 520 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 161st Street 530 feet
- 160th Street & 84th Avenue 670 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & Village Road at 82nd Drive 670 feet
- 159th Street & 84th Road 720 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & Hoover Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 159th Street or Grand Central Parkway.