209th Street & Whitehall Terrace
The four-way crossing of 209th Street and Whitehall Terrace 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 620 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/210 St, is 680 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 and three places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1949 and 1952, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/210 St, 680 feet away, for the Q82 and QM68.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/210 St Q82, QM68680 feetQ82 QM68
Next buses at this stop
- Q82 …
- QM68 …
Cycling
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
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 station0.3 miles
- 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1.1 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 October 2025.
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
- 116 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1949 and 1952.
Trees
NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in November 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 209th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 209th Street
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- The Bellaire School1,130 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bellaire Playground620 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch910 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three 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, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Hillside Avenue & 209th Street 300 feet
- 208th Street & 209th Street 350 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 208th Street 560 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 210th Street 580 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & Whitehall Terrace 730 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 207th Street 820 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 211th Street 870 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 86th Drive 930 feet
See every intersection along 209th Street or Whitehall Terrace.