Cambridge Road & Somerset Street
Cambridge Road and Somerset Street meet at a three-way junction in Jamaica Estates-Holliswood, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, 188 St/Henley Rd, is 0.3 miles away for the Q17, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 190 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 188 St/Henley Rd, 0.3 miles away, for the Q17.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 188 St/Henley Rd Q170.3 milesQ17
Next buses at this stop
- Q17 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at 188th Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 187-05 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2019.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11432
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Jamaica Estates-Holliswood
- Elevation
- 131 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 190 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 1935 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 19 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2019 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Cambridge Road
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10:30AM-NOON
South side of Cambridge Road
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
East side of Somerset Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
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
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Somerset Street & Hovenden Road 130 feet
- Henley Road & Somerset Street 260 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & Somerset Street 380 feet
- Chelsea Street & Somerset Street 510 feet
- Henley Road & Avon Street 620 feet
- Cambridge Road & Barrington Street 670 feet
- Somerset Street & Eton Street 770 feet
- Chevy Chase Street & Hovenden Road 870 feet
See every intersection along Cambridge Road or Somerset Street.