Grand Central Parkway & Avon Road
Grand Central Parkway and Avon Road meet at a three-way junction in Jamaica Estates-Holliswood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, 188 St/Avon Rd, is 0.3 miles away for the Q17. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 130 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 22 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 188 St/Avon Rd, 0.3 miles away, for the Q17.
- 1 route within a ten-minute walk
- 188 St/Avon Rd Q170.3 milesQ17
Next buses at this stop
- Q17 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound at 188th Street & Grand Central Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 176-02 Union Turnpike Gas station0.9 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 four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
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
- 111 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
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 1935 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2021 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Grand Central Parkway
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM
Places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
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, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Grand Central Parkway & Radnor Road 270 feet
- Avon Road & Kent Street 590 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & Kent Street 670 feet
- Radnor Road & Kent Street 790 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & Aberdeen Road 990 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & Chevy Chase Street 990 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & Radnor Street 1,100 feet
- Midland Parkway & Kent Street 1,120 feet
See every intersection along Avon Road or Grand Central Parkway.