132nd Street & Hoover Avenue
The three-way junction of 132nd Street and Hoover Avenue is in Kew Gardens, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Maple Grove Park is 100 feet away, and P.S. 099 Kew Gardens is 1,170 feet away. The nearest subway, Kew Gardens-Union Tpke, is about seven minutes on foot, for the E and F. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them parks, and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Kew Gardens-Union Tpke, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Kew Gardens-Union Tpke E, F0.4 milesE F
Next trains at this station
Jamaica
2 lines- E …
- F …
Manhattan
2 lines- E …
- F …
Also within a walk
- Briarwood E, F0.4 milesE F
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Queens Blvd/Hoover Av, 410 feet away, for the Q60.
- 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Queens Blvd/Hoover Av Q60410 feetQ60
Next buses at this stop
- Q60 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Hoover Avenue.
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Union Turnpike, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 141-50 Union Turnpike Gas station0.7 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Charging for electric cars, 31 Level 2 chargers and three fast chargers0.6 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11435
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 29
- Police precinct
- 102
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Kew Gardens
- Elevation
- 79 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1951 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the willow oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 22 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2017 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 132nd Street
- Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO NYPD COURT SECTION MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
- Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO NYSJ MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 132nd Street
- Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO NYPD COURT SECTION MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
- Authorized vehicles only 4 signs AVO NYSJ MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
- Back-in parking only 5 signs BACK IN 60 DEG PARKING ONLY
North side of Hoover Avenue
- Authorized vehicles only 5 signs AVO NYSJ MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at Queens County Criminal Building.
- Dialogue with the Sun Kinetic sculpture by Susumo Shingu, 1995560 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 courthouse
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 099 Kew Gardens School1,170 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Maple Grove Park100 feet
- Hoover - Manton Playgrounds Park540 feet
Community centers and public services
- Queens Criminal Court Courthouse370 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and three 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Van Wyck Expressway & Hoover Avenue 170 feet
- 134th Street & Hoover Avenue 320 feet
- 132nd Street & 82nd Avenue Pedestrian Overpass 380 feet
- Queens Boulevard & 83rd Avenue 400 feet
- 135th Street & Hoover Avenue 590 feet
- 134th Street & 82nd Avenue 620 feet
- 83rd Avenue & 135th Street 820 feet
- 135th Street & 82nd Drive 850 feet
See every intersection along 132nd Street or Hoover Avenue.