198th Street & Foothill Avenue
The three-way junction of 198th Street and Foothill Avenue is in Jamaica Estates-Holliswood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Hollis Library is 910 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/198 St, is 250 feet away for the Q1, Q76 and QM68, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/198 St, 250 feet away, for the Q1, Q76 and QM68.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/198 St Q1, Q76, QM68 · Shelter250 feetQ1 Q76 QM68
Next buses at this stop
- Q1 …
- Q76 …
- QM68 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway at Clearview Expressway & Hillside Avenue at 212th Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 202-06 Hillside Avenue Gas station1,240 feet
- 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2022.
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
- 100 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1951.
Trees
NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 198th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-5PM
Places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 library
- 1 post office
- 1 religious building
Libraries, museums and history
- Hollis Library910 feet
Community centers and public services
- Holliswood Post Office150 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket1,270 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and one food store.
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, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Hillside Avenue & 198th Street 230 feet
- 197th Street & Foothill Avenue 450 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 199th Street 510 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 197th Street 550 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 201st Street 770 feet
- 89th Avenue & 198th Street 850 feet
- 197th Street & Dunton Avenue 870 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 202nd Street 890 feet
See every intersection along 198th Street or Foothill Avenue.