208th Street & Hollis Avenue
The four-way crossing of 208th Street and Hollis Avenue is in Queens Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Hollis Ave Congregational Church is 940 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hollis Av/207 St, is 240 feet away for the Q2, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hollis Av/207 St, 240 feet away, for the Q2.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hollis Av/207 St Q2240 feetQ2
Next buses at this stop
- Q2 …
Cycling
- 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at 225th Street & 103rd Avenue, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 205-43 Hollis Avenue Gas station730 feet
- 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers2.2 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.2 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11429
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 27
- Police precinct
- 105
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Queens Village
- Elevation
- 63 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 1925 and 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 208th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
South side of Hollis Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Charles R Drew - Queens County Ed. F Preschool270 feet
- Charles R. Drew Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K560 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hollis Playground1,060 feet
Houses of worship
- Hollis Ave Congregational Church House of worship940 feet
Supermarkets
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy880 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and seven 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 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 208th Street & Colfax Street 150 feet
- 207th Street & Hollis Avenue 260 feet
- 209th Street & Hollis Avenue 270 feet
- 110th Avenue & Colfax Street 440 feet
- Hollis Avenue & 209th Place 460 feet
- 109th Avenue & 208th Street 520 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & Hollis Avenue 530 feet
- 209th Place & Bardwell Avenue 570 feet
See every intersection along 208th Street or Hollis Avenue.