Grand Central Parkway & 169th Street
Grand Central Parkway and 169th Street meet at a three-way junction in Jamaica Hills-Briarwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Education High School is 940 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Homelawn St/173 St, is 0.3 miles away for the Q31, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Homelawn St/173 St, 0.3 miles away, for the Q31.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Homelawn St/173 St Q310.3 milesQ31
Next buses at this stop
- Q31 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 165-01 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.9 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
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
- 120 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2014 and July 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 169th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of 169th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Grand Central Parkway
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
Schools and child care
- P.S. 131 Abigail Adams School730 feet
- Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Education High School940 feet
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, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Grand Central Parkway & 170th Street 260 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 168th Place 260 feet
- 169th Street & 84th Avenue 520 feet
- 170th Street & 83rd Avenue 520 feet
- 84th Avenue & 168th Place 770 feet
- 170th Street & 84th Avenue 770 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 167th Street 910 feet
- 168th Street & 84th Avenue 960 feet
See every intersection along 169th Street or Grand Central Parkway.