Grand Central Parkway & 188th Street
Grand Central Parkway and 188th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Jamaica Estates-Holliswood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 79 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Summit School is 490 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 188 St/Avon Rd, is 300 feet away for the Q17. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them religious buildings. About 130 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 188 St/Avon Rd, 300 feet away, for the Q17.
- 1 route within a ten-minute walk
- 188 St/Avon Rd Q17300 feetQ17
Next buses at this stop
- Q17 …
By car
A ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound starts at this corner.
- 187-41 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 79 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 51 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
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
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 130 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 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2018 and October 2024, 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
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Summit School490 feet
- All My Children Day Care and Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K990 feet
- P.S./ Is 178 Holliswood School1,130 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
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 188th Street & Grand Central Parkway 50 feet
- 188th Street & Grand Central Parkway 220 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 188th Street at McLaughlin Avenue 280 feet
- 188th Street & Grand Central Parkway 300 feet
- 188th Street & Avon Road 400 feet
- McLaughlin Avenue & Santiago Street 560 feet
- 188th Street & Radnor Road 670 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & Wicklow Place 720 feet
See every intersection along 188th Street or Grand Central Parkway.