75th Avenue & 188th Street
The four-way crossing of 75th Avenue and 188th Street is in Fresh Meadows-Utopia, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Hillcrest Library is 890 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 188 St/73 Av, is 700 feet away for the Q17, Q45, QM1 and five more, and 13 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 12 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 188 St/73 Av, 700 feet away, for the Q17, Q45, QM1, QM5 and four more.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 188 St/73 Av Q17, Q45, QM1, QM5 +4700 feetQ17 Q45 QM1 QM5 QM7 QM8 QM31 QM35
Next buses at this stop
- Q17 …
- Q45 …
- QM1 …
- QM5 …
- QM7 …
- QM8 …
- QM31 …
- QM35 …
Cycling
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound at 188th Street & Grand Central Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 176-02 Union Turnpike Gas station0.9 miles
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2023
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11366
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 23 and 24 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Fresh Meadows-Utopia
- Elevation
- 71 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 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 1940 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2023 and September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 75th Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
South side of 75th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 library
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Little Meadows Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5790 feet
- B'Above Worldwide Institute Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,200 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Hillcrest Library890 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch790 feet
- Citibank Bank branch870 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy1,040 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 75th Avenue & 189th Street 270 feet
- 75th Avenue & 187th Street 270 feet
- 75th Avenue & 190th Street 530 feet
- 75th Avenue & 186th Street 530 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 188th Street 730 feet
- 75th Avenue & 192nd Street 790 feet
- Union Turnpike & 188th Street 790 feet
- 75th Avenue & 185th Street 820 feet
See every intersection along 188th Street or 75th Avenue.