Coolidge Avenue & Smedley Street
Coolidge Avenue and Smedley Street meet at a four-way crossing in Jamaica Hills-Briarwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Main St/Coolidge Av, is 1,040 feet away for the Q20, and 13 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1947, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 50 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 Main St/Coolidge Av, 1,040 feet away, for the Q20.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Main St/Coolidge Av Q201,040 feetQ20
Next buses at this stop
- Q20 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Coolidge Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & Union Turnpike, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 84-02 Parsons Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 153-10 88th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11435
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Jamaica Hills-Briarwood
- Elevation
- 116 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1947.
Since 2014 at least 13 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 31 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2015 and October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Coolidge Avenue
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Coolidge Avenue
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
East side of Smedley Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Smedley Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Sholom, Sholom Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,140 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Grand Central Parkway & Smedley Street 260 feet
- Hoover Avenue & Smedley Street 260 feet
- 84th Avenue & Smedley Street 530 feet
- Coolidge Avenue & Daniels Street 650 feet
- 150th Street & Coolidge Avenue 740 feet
- 84th Road & Smedley Street 770 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & Daniels Street 900 feet
- Hoover Avenue & Daniels Street 910 feet
See every intersection along Coolidge Avenue or Smedley Street.