189th Street & Hollis Court Boulevard

The five-way junction of 189th Street and Hollis Court Boulevard is in Auburndale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Hollis Court Blvd/Utopia Pkwy, is 240 feet away for the Q26 and Q27, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.

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189th Street & Hollis Court Boulevard Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Hollis Court Blvd/Utopia Pkwy, 240 feet away, for the Q26 and Q27.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hollis Court Blvd/Utopia Pkwy Q26, Q27
    240 feet
    Q26 Q27

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q26 …
  2. Q27 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Underhill Avenue at Long Island Expressway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 172-01 Northern Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    1 mile
  3. 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2021

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11358
Community board
Queens Community Board 11
City Council district
19 and 20 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
111
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Auburndale
Elevation
57 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 500 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 1950.

Trees

NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American elm.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2024 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Hollis Court Boulevard

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Hollis Court Boulevard

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 440874 and 445434.

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet and a listed public place within a five-minute walk.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

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