Carpenter Avenue & Hiawatha Avenue
Carpenter Avenue and Hiawatha Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Hollis, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Hollis Post Office is 180 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Jamaica Av/Carpenter Av, is 310 feet away for the Q110, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/Carpenter Av, 310 feet away, for the Q110.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jamaica Av/Carpenter Av Q110310 feetQ110
Next buses at this stop
- Q110 …
Cycling
- 2 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, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 206-02 Jamaica Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.8 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.7 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11423
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 27
- Police precinct
- 103
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Hollis
- Elevation
- 63 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.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in March 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Carpenter Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 park
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Resilience Services Preschool, ages 2 to 51,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Haggerty Park780 feet
- Haggerty Park Playground850 feet
Health care
- Holliswood Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare Nursing home or hospice1,060 feet
Community centers and public services
- Hollis Post Office180 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 301/Ladder 150 Fire station1,230 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store790 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and six 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 93rd Avenue & Carpenter Avenue 60 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 198th Street 200 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 93rd Avenue 260 feet
- 197th Street & Hiawatha Avenue 380 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 202nd Street at 199th Street 660 feet
- 93rd Avenue & 199th Street 690 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 197th Street 700 feet
- 197th Street & Carpenter Avenue 770 feet
See every intersection along Carpenter Avenue or Hiawatha Avenue.