208th Street & 209th Street
The three-way junction of 208th Street and 209th Street is in Jamaica Estates-Holliswood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Bellaire Playground is 980 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/210 St, is 1,040 feet away for the Q82 and QM68, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1951 and 1952, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/210 St, 1,040 feet away, for the Q82 and QM68.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/210 St Q82, QM681,040 feetQ82 QM68
Next buses at this stop
- Q82 …
- QM68 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway at Clearview Expressway & Hillside Avenue at 212th Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 211-60 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11427
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Jamaica Estates-Holliswood
- Elevation
- 142 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,100 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 1951 and 1952.
Trees
Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 209th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bellaire Playground980 feet
- Cunningham Park1,130 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,260 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two food stores.
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, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- 209th Street & Whitehall Terrace 350 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 86th Drive 570 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 209th Street 660 feet
- 208th Street & 86th Road 830 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 208th Street 910 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 210th Street 930 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & Whitehall Terrace 1,080 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 207th Street 1,180 feet
See every intersection along 208th Street, 209th Street or 86th Drive.