198th Street & Hollis Avenue

The three-way junction of 198th Street and Hollis Avenue is in Hollis, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Gladys Warren Triangle is 1,240 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hollis Av/198 St, is 200 feet away for the Q2, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, six of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.

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198th Street & Hollis Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Hollis Av/198 St, 200 feet away, for the Q2.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hollis Av/198 St Q2
    200 feet
    Q2

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q2 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at 188th Street, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 205-43 Hollis Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    1.9 miles
  3. 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

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
53 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

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 1929 and 1935.

Trees

NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 7 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

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

North side of Hollis Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Hollis Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. Blanche Community Progress Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Gladys Warren Triangle
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Jehovah Witnesses Hollis Ave House of worship
    340 feet
  2. Hollis Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,180 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    400 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and four 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

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