204th Street & Foothill Avenue
The three-way junction of 204th Street and Foothill Avenue is in Jamaica Estates-Holliswood, Queens, and is also named Melvin “Mel” Doby Memorial Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Bellaire Playground is 980 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Francis Lewis Blvd/Whitehall Terr, is 520 feet away for the Q76, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and 11 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Francis Lewis Blvd/Whitehall Terr, 520 feet away, for the Q76.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Francis Lewis Blvd/Whitehall Terr Q76520 feetQ76
Next buses at this stop
- Q76 …
Cycling
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at Grand Central Parkway & Epsom Course, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 202-06 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1.3 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2021.
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
- 109 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Melvin “Mel” Doby Memorial Way, a co-naming enacted on January 15, 2022 (Local Law 54 of 2022).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1952 and 1953.
Trees
Eleven trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Melvin “Mel” Doby Memorial Way.
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 December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 204th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bellaire Playground980 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch420 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket360 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 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 corners on foot, two of them within a three-minute walk:
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & Whitehall Terrace 400 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & Hillside Avenue 640 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 205th Street 930 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 207th Street 930 feet
- 209th Street & Whitehall Terrace 1,130 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 204th Street 1,180 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 208th Street 1,190 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 89th Avenue 1,270 feet
See every intersection along 204th Street or Foothill Avenue.