Highland Avenue & 168th Place

Highland Avenue and 168th Place meet at a four-way crossing 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. Captain Tilly Park is 940 feet away. The nearest subway, 169 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and 26 places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
169 St
880 feet · 3 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
480 feet
Homelawn St/Highland Av · Q31
Within a walk
5 places
1 older adult center, 1 park and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Highland Avenue & 168th Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 169 St, 880 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. 169 St F
    880 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
1 line
  1. F …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Homelawn St/Highland Av, 480 feet away, for the Q31.

  • 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Homelawn St/Highland Av Q31
    480 feet
    Q31

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q31 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 165-01 Hillside Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.6 miles
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, December 2023

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
114 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 168th Place

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of 168th Place

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of Highland Avenue

  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM

South side of Highland Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 439047 and 445431.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 1 park feature
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Career Development Center of Queens, Trade or language school
    1,060 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Captain Tilly Park
    940 feet
  2. Captain George H Tilly Monument in Captain Tilly Park Park feature
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 85-37 168th Street Older adult center
    490 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    930 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    980 feet
  2. Mannan Supermarket Supermarket
    1,170 feet
  3. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 places to eat and nine food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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 168th Place or Highland Avenue.

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