Francis Lewis Boulevard & Hollis Avenue
Francis Lewis Boulevard and Hollis Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Hollis, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 42 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. South Hollis Library is 810 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Francis Lewis Blvd/Hollis Av, is 120 feet away for the Q77, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, six of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Francis Lewis Blvd/Hollis Av, 120 feet away, for the Q77.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Francis Lewis Blvd/Hollis Av Q77 · Shelter120 feetQ77
Next buses at this stop
- Q77 …
Cycling
- 33 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at 225th Street & 103rd Avenue, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 205-43 Hollis Avenue Gas station200 feet
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Charging for electric cars, fast chargers2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 42 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 28 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 4 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, December 2016
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11429
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 27
- Police precinct
- 103 and 105 and 113 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Hollis
- Elevation
- 61 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 500 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 1925 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 20 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2017 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Francis Lewis Boulevard
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Francis Lewis Boulevard
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of Hollis Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Hollis Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 schools
- 1 library
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Charles R Drew - Queens County Ed. F Preschool410 feet
- Charles R. Drew Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K570 feet
- I.S. 192 the Linden School970 feet
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- Pathways College Preparatory School: a College Board School970 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hollis Playground530 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- South Hollis Library810 feet
Houses of worship
- New Mount Zion Pentecostal Holy Church House of worship1,270 feet
Supermarkets
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy350 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and nine food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Hollis Avenue & 205th Place 260 feet
- 207th Street & Hollis Avenue 270 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 110th Avenue 380 feet
- 205th Street & Hollis Avenue 520 feet
- 208th Street & Hollis Avenue 530 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 109th Avenue 580 feet
- 208th Street & Colfax Street 600 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 111th Avenue 640 feet
See every intersection along Francis Lewis Boulevard or Hollis Avenue.