188th Street & 81st Avenue
The three-way junction of 188th Street and 81st Avenue is in Jamaica Estates-Holliswood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Hillcrest Library is 960 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 188 St/Aberdeen Rd, is 510 feet away for the Q17, and 13 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 188 St/Aberdeen Rd, 510 feet away, for the Q17.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 188 St/Aberdeen Rd Q17510 feetQ17
Next buses at this stop
- Q17 …
Cycling
- 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound at 188th Street & Grand Central Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 176-02 Union Turnpike Gas station0.8 miles
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger2 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11423
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 23 and 24 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Jamaica Estates-Holliswood
- Elevation
- 91 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 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 in 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 library
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- All My Children Day Care and Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,060 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Cunningham Park1,100 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Hillcrest Library960 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch770 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 188th Street & 80th Drive 120 feet
- 188th Street & Troon Road 140 feet
- 189th Street & 81st Avenue 270 feet
- 188th Street & 80th Road 380 feet
- 188th Street & Perth Road 400 feet
- 190th Street & 81st Avenue 530 feet
- 80th Drive & Haddon Street 580 feet
- 188th Street & Aberdeen Road 630 feet
See every intersection along 188th Street or 81st Avenue.