Chelsea Street & Somerset Street
Chelsea Street and Somerset Street meet at a four-way crossing in Jamaica Estates-Holliswood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest subway, Jamaica-179 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Jamaica-179 St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Jamaica-179 St F0.5 milesF
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- F …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/184 St, 0.3 miles away, for the Q1 and Q17.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/184 St Q1, Q170.3 milesQ1 Q17
Next buses at this stop
- Q1 …
- Q17 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at 188th Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 187-05 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
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
- 117 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 200 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 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry and the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2024 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Chelsea Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10:30AM-NOON
West side of Chelsea Street
- No parking 4 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
Places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Henley Road & Somerset Street 250 feet
- Somerset Street & Eton Street 270 feet
- Cambridge Road & Somerset Street 510 feet
- Dalny Road & Somerset Street 540 feet
- Henley Road & Avon Street 610 feet
- Somerset Street & Hovenden Road 640 feet
- Chelsea Street & Barrington Street 650 feet
- Eton Street & Barrington Street 850 feet
See every intersection along Chelsea Street or Somerset Street.