Grand Central Parkway & Francis Lewis Boulevard at McLaughlin Avenue
Grand Central Parkway, Francis Lewis Boulevard and McLaughlin Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Jamaica Estates-Holliswood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 25 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. McLaughlin Playground is 110 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Francis Lewis Blvd/Grand Central Pkwy, is 60 feet away for the Q76, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1952, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Francis Lewis Blvd/Grand Central Pkwy, 60 feet away, for the Q76.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Francis Lewis Blvd/Grand Central Pkwy Q7660 feetQ76
Next buses at this stop
- Q76 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at McLaughlin Avenue & Grand Central Parkway at Sutro Street, 280 feet by car along the streets.
- 202-06 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 25 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 26 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11427
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Jamaica Estates-Holliswood
- Elevation
- 163 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1952.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2020 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Francis Lewis Boulevard
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
West side of Francis Lewis Boulevard
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of McLaughlin Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 older adult center
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Books & Rattles - the Learning Tree School360 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- McLaughlin Playground110 feet
- Cunningham Park670 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of Holliswood House of worship280 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 86-25 Francis Lewis Boulevard Older adult center350 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.5 miles
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:
- Grand Central Parkway & Epsom Course 260 feet
- McLaughlin Avenue & Grand Central Parkway at Sutro Street 280 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & Francis Lewis Boulevard 350 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & Epsom Course 360 feet
- McLaughlin Avenue & Grand Central Parkway 440 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & Epsom Course 520 feet
- Epsom Course & Dunton Street 580 feet
- McLaughlin Avenue & Epsom Course 610 feet
See every intersection along Francis Lewis Boulevard, Grand Central Parkway or McLaughlin Avenue.