Chapin Parkway & Chapin Court

Chapin Parkway and Chapin Court meet at a three-way junction in Jamaica Hills-Briarwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. High School for Community Leadership is 370 feet away, and Hillside Arts & Letters Academy is 370 feet away. The nearest subway, 169 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them schools, and two places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
169 St
0.5 miles · 9 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
870 feet
164 St/84 Dr · Q65
Within a walk
9 places
4 schools, 2 nursing homes or hospices and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Chapin Parkway & Chapin Court Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 169 St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  1. 169 St F
    0.5 miles
    F

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
1 line
  1. F …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 164 St/84 Dr, 870 feet away, for the Q65.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 164 St/84 Dr Q65
    870 feet
    Q65

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q65 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 165-01 Hillside Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 92-19 Guy R Brewer Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 60 Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2023.

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 Hills-Briarwood
Elevation
134 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 12 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2016 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Chapin Court

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Chapin Court

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Chapin Parkway

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Georgian Revival, and built between 1925 and 1927.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 schools
  • 2 nursing homes or hospices
  • 1 park
  • 1 park feature
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. High School for Community Leadership School
    370 feet
  2. Hillside Arts & Letters Academy School
    370 feet
  3. Jamaica Gateway to the Sciences School · landmark
    370 feet
Show all 4
  1. Queens Collegiate: a College Board School
    370 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Captain Tilly Park
    300 feet
  2. Captain Tilly Playground
    710 feet
  3. Captain George H Tilly Monument in Captain Tilly Park Park feature
    1,230 feet

Health care

  1. Chapin Home for the Aging Nursing home or hospice
    680 feet
  2. Margaret Tietz Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice
    840 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Mannan Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and two food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Chapin Court or Chapin Parkway.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.