199th Street & Hollis Avenue
The three-way junction of 199th Street and Hollis Avenue is in Hollis, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Jehovah Witnesses Hollis Ave is 100 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hollis Av/198 St, is 120 feet away for the Q2, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, six of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hollis Av/198 St, 120 feet away, for the Q2.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hollis Av/198 St Q2120 feetQ2
Next buses at this stop
- Q2 …
Cycling
- 28 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.
- 205-43 Hollis Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.9 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2023.
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
- 58 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 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
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 April 2025 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Hollis Avenue
- No parking 3 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 and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Blanche Community Progress Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K990 feet
Houses of worship
- Jehovah Witnesses Hollis Ave House of worship100 feet
Supermarkets
- Fine Fare Supermarket100 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and five 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 198th Street & Hollis Avenue 300 feet
- 109th Avenue & 199th Street 320 feet
- 200th Street & Hollis Avenue 330 feet
- 109th Avenue & 198th Street 470 feet
- 201st Street & Hollis Avenue 560 feet
- 109th Avenue & 200th Street 580 feet
- 197th Street & Hollis Avenue 590 feet
- 110th Avenue & 198th Street 770 feet
See every intersection along 199th Street or Hollis Avenue.