188th Street & Wexford Terrace
The five-way junction of 188th Street and Wexford Terrace is in Jamaica Estates-Holliswood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 159 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Hollis Park Manor Nursing Home is 1,160 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 188 St/87 Dr, is 50 feet away for the Q17, and 11 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 188 St/87 Dr, 50 feet away, for the Q17.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 188 St/87 Dr Q1750 feetQ17
Next buses at this stop
- Q17 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at 188th Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 187-41 Hillside Avenue Gas station260 feet
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 11 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 159 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,684th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 134 more were issued.
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
- 92 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1963.
Since 2014 at least 31 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2019 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 188th Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 188th Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Wexford Terrace
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
South side of Wexford Terrace
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10:30AM-NOON
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 religious building
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Early Sunrise Preschool and Kindergarten Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K680 feet
- Dental Auxiliary Training Center Trade or language school920 feet
Health care
- Hollis Park Manor Nursing Home Nursing home or hospice1,160 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch400 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Hillside Avenue & 188th Street 270 feet
- 188th Street & 87th Road 280 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 189th Street 520 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 187th Place 520 feet
- 87th Road & Chevy Chase Street 550 feet
- Wexford Terrace & Chelsea Street 610 feet
- Palo Alto Avenue & Haywood Road 630 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 190th Street 770 feet
See every intersection along 188th Street, 87th Drive or Wexford Terrace.