188th Street & Rio Drive
The three-way junction of 188th Street and Rio Drive is in Jamaica Estates-Holliswood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Summit School is 1,260 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 188 St/Henley Rd, is 30 feet away for the Q17, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1945, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 188 St/Henley Rd, 30 feet away, for the Q17.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 188 St/Henley Rd Q1730 feetQ17
Next buses at this stop
- Q17 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at 188th Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 187-41 Hillside Avenue Gas station1,290 feet
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2024.
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
- 124 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1930 and 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 school
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Dental Auxiliary Training Center Trade or language school170 feet
- Summit School1,260 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 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 188th Street & Henley Road 240 feet
- 188th Street & Cambridge Road 250 feet
- Santiago Street & Rio Drive 260 feet
- Santiago Street & Soho Drive 480 feet
- Henley Road & Chevy Chase Street 510 feet
- Chevy Chase Street & Cambridge Road 520 feet
- 188th Street & 87th Road 750 feet
- 188th Street & Wicklow Place 810 feet
See every intersection along 188th Street or Rio Drive.