Grand Central Parkway & Smedley Street
Grand Central Parkway and Smedley Street meet at a three-way junction in Jamaica Hills-Briarwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Main St/Grand Central Pkwy, is 1,110 feet away for the Q20, and 13 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1947, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Main St/Grand Central Pkwy, 1,110 feet away, for the Q20.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Main St/Grand Central Pkwy Q201,110 feetQ20
Next buses at this stop
- Q20 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & Union Turnpike, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 84-02 Parsons Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 153-10 88th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11435
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Jamaica Hills-Briarwood
- Elevation
- 110 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 1,100 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 1947.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2015 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Grand Central Parkway
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
East side of Smedley Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of Smedley Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Ira's Parkway Daycare & Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,200 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.4 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.5 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 corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Coolidge Avenue & Smedley Street 260 feet
- Hoover Avenue & Smedley Street 520 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & Daniels Street 650 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 150th Street 740 feet
- 84th Avenue & Smedley Street 780 feet
- Coolidge Avenue & Daniels Street 900 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & Main Street 960 feet
- 150th Street & Coolidge Avenue 1,000 feet
See every intersection along Grand Central Parkway or Smedley Street.