Grand Central Parkway & 164th Place
Grand Central Parkway and 164th Place meet at a three-way junction in Jamaica Hills-Briarwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 3,233 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Chapin Home for the Aging is 570 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 164 St/84 Av, is 720 feet away for the Q65, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them nursing homes or hospices, and six places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 164 St/84 Av, 720 feet away, for the Q65.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 164 St/84 Av Q65 · Shelter720 feetQ65
Next buses at this stop
- Q65 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 84-02 Parsons Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 92-19 Guy R Brewer Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 60 Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 3,233 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 274th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 1,550 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
- 119 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 400 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 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 19 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2018 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 164th Place
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 164th Place
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Grand Central Parkway
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 nursing homes or hospices
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 hospital
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Education High School1,000 feet
- Queens Center for Progress Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,270 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Joseph Austin Playground50 feet
Health care
- Chapin Home for the Aging Nursing home or hospice570 feet
- Margaret Tietz Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice1,150 feet
- Queens Hospital Center Hospital1,260 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, two of them within a three-minute walk:
- 84th Avenue & 164th Place 390 feet
- 164th Street & 84th Avenue 660 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 161st Street 860 feet
- 164th Street & 84th Road 900 feet
- 164th Street & 82nd Road 1,000 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 165th Street 1,080 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 160th Street 1,140 feet
- 161st Street & 84th Avenue 1,150 feet
See every intersection along 164th Place or Grand Central Parkway.