196th Street & Hollis Avenue
The three-way junction of 196th Street and Hollis Avenue is in Hollis, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Hollis Presbyterian Church is 610 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hollis Av/109 Av, is 120 feet away for the Q2, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, three of them religious buildings, and four places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hollis Av/109 Av, 120 feet away, for the Q2.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hollis Av/109 Av Q2120 feetQ2
Next buses at this stop
- Q2 …
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, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 205-43 Hollis Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.8 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11412
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 27
- Police precinct
- 103 and 113 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Hollis
- Elevation
- 44 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2017 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Hollis Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Hollis Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Gladys Warren Triangle670 feet
Houses of worship
- Hollis Presbyterian Church House of worship610 feet
- Jehovah Witnesses Hollis Ave House of worship910 feet
Supermarkets
- Fine Fare Supermarket970 feet
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and three 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 109th Avenue & 195th Street 60 feet
- 197th Street & Hollis Avenue 290 feet
- 195th Street & Hollis Avenue 310 feet
- 195th Street & 109th Road 470 feet
- 196th Street & 104th Avenue 510 feet
- 109th Avenue & 194th Street 560 feet
- 198th Street & Hollis Avenue 570 feet
- 194th Street & Hollis Avenue 600 feet
See every intersection along 196th Street or Hollis Avenue.