Grand Central Parkway & 188th Street at McLaughlin Avenue
Grand Central Parkway, 188th Street and McLaughlin Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Jamaica Estates-Holliswood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Summit School is 210 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 188 St/Grand Central Pkwy, is 170 feet away for the Q17, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 188 St/Grand Central Pkwy, 170 feet away, for the Q17.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 188 St/Grand Central Pkwy Q17170 feetQ17
Next buses at this stop
- Q17 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at 188th Street, 220 feet by car along the streets.
- 187-41 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 9 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2021
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11423
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 23 and 24 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Jamaica Estates-Holliswood
- Elevation
- 142 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 150 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 1940 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.
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 February 2017 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Grand Central Parkway
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM
South side of Grand Central Parkway
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
North side of McLaughlin Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
South side of McLaughlin Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Summit School210 feet
- All My Children Day Care and Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,260 feet
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 188th Street & Grand Central Parkway 60 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 188th Street 280 feet
- McLaughlin Avenue & Santiago Street 290 feet
- 188th Street & Grand Central Parkway 320 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & Wicklow Place 440 feet
- 188th Street & Wicklow Place 460 feet
- 188th Street & Grand Central Parkway 580 feet
- McLaughlin Avenue & Palo Alto Street 620 feet
See every intersection along 188th Street, Grand Central Parkway or McLaughlin Avenue.