Hillside Avenue & 153rd Street
Hillside Avenue and 153rd Street meet at a three-way junction in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 31 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The Battalion 50/Engine 298/Ladder 127 firehouse is 160 feet away. The nearest subway, Parsons Blvd, is about a minute on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and 25 places to eat. A bus lane runs along Hillside Avenue, all day.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Parsons Blvd, 50 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Parsons Blvd F50 feetF
Next trains at this station
Jamaica
1 line- F …
Manhattan
1 line- F …
Also within a walk
- Sutphin Blvd F0.3 milesF
- Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer E, J, Z0.4 milesE J Z
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/153 St, 140 feet away, for the Q113 and Q114.
- 34 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/153 St Q113, Q114140 feetQ113 Q114
Next buses at this stop
- Q113 …
- Q114 …
Hillside Avenue carries a bus lane, all day, every day.
Cycling
- 21 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at 138th Street & Van Wyck Expressway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 165-01 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 153-10 88th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 31 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 18 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2016
- Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2022
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11432
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 24 and 27 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 103 and 107 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Jamaica
- Elevation
- 57 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,900 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 between 1931 and 1962.
Since 2014 at least 67 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
Fourteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 19 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
- 6 active meters
- 3 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2024 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Hillside Avenue (north side).
West side of 153rd Street
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-4PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
South side of Hillside Avenue
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
- Bus layover only 2 signs MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 405019, 418076 and 418077.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.
- 12 religious buildings
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 schools
- 2 trade or language schools
- 1 fire station
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- New York Center for Medical Assistan Trade or language school400 feet
- Happy Little Bear Day Care 11 Preschool, ages 2 to 5490 feet
- P.S. 182 Samantha Smith School770 feet
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- American Medical Career TRN Ctr Trade or language school430 feet
- Young Women's Leadership School, Queens School1,060 feet
- Hearts and Minds Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 51,170 feet
- Ezra Jack Keats Pre-K Center at 153-36 89th Avenue Pre-K center1,180 feet
- P.S. Q086 School1,250 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Rufus King Park820 feet
- Rufus King Park Playground1,220 feet
Fire and police
- Battalion 50/Engine 298/Ladder 127 Fire station160 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch100 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket1,020 feet
- Shop Fair Supermarket1,130 feet
- Mannan Supermarket Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 25 places to eat and 18 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 88th Avenue & 153rd Street 380 feet
- Hillside Avenue & Parsons Boulevard 510 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 150th Street 620 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & Highland Avenue 680 feet
- 89th Avenue & 153rd Street 770 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 160th Street 780 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 87th Road 790 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 88th Avenue 890 feet
See every intersection along 153rd Street or Hillside Avenue.