197th Street & Foothill Avenue
The four-way crossing of 197th Street and Foothill Avenue is in Jamaica Estates-Holliswood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Holliswood Post Office is 430 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/198 St, is 570 feet away for the Q1, Q76 and QM68, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/198 St, 570 feet away, for the Q1, Q76 and QM68.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/198 St Q1, Q76, QM68 · Shelter570 feetQ1 Q76 QM68
Next buses at this stop
- Q1 …
- Q76 …
- QM68 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at McLaughlin Avenue & Grand Central Parkway at Sutro Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 202-06 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11423
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Jamaica Estates-Holliswood
- Elevation
- 99 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 1930 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 197th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 197th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
East side of Foothill Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 post office
- 1 religious building
Community centers and public services
- Holliswood Post Office430 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Hillside Avenue & 197th Street 280 feet
- 197th Street & Dunton Avenue 420 feet
- 198th Street & Foothill Avenue 450 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 198th Street 600 feet
- Dunton Avenue & Marengo Street 620 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 196th Street 710 feet
- 89th Avenue & 197th Street 850 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 199th Street 880 feet
See every intersection along 197th Street or Foothill Avenue.