Henley Road & Somerset Street

Henley Road and Somerset Street meet at a four-way crossing 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 subway, Jamaica-179 St, is about ten minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Safety record
3 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jamaica-179 St
0.5 miles · 10 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
0.3 miles
188 St/Henley Rd · Q17
Within a walk
1 place
1 religious building, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Henley Road & Somerset Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jamaica-179 St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.

  1. Jamaica-179 St F
    0.5 miles
    F

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 188 St/Henley Rd, 0.3 miles away, for the Q17.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 188 St/Henley Rd Q17
    0.3 miles
    Q17

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q17 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at 188th Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 187-05 Hillside Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported five 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 April 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
128 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 200 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 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2020 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Henley Road

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10:30AM-NOON

South side of Henley Road

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10:30AM-NOON
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Somerset Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Somerset Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10:30AM-NOON

Places within a walk

How places are listed

One public place is within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 religious building

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Henley Road or Somerset Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.