Grand Central Parkway & Somerset Street
Grand Central Parkway and Somerset Street meet at a three-way junction in Jamaica Estates-Holliswood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, 188 St/Grand Central Pkwy, is 0.3 miles away for the Q17, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 160 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 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/Grand Central Pkwy, 0.3 miles away, for the Q17.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 188 St/Grand Central Pkwy Q170.3 milesQ17
Next buses at this stop
- Q17 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at 188th Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 187-05 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five 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 September 2023.
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
- 132 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 160 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 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the eastern redcedar.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2019 and October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Grand Central Parkway
- No standing 9 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
East side of Somerset Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
West side of Somerset Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10:30AM-NOON
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
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:
- Somerset Street & Hovenden Road 250 feet
- Cambridge Road & Somerset Street 380 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & Avon Street 530 feet
- Henley Road & Somerset Street 640 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & Chevy Chase Street 650 feet
- Chelsea Street & Somerset Street 890 feet
- Chevy Chase Street & Hovenden Road 910 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & Wicklow Place 910 feet
See every intersection along Grand Central Parkway or Somerset Street.