Hillside Avenue & 160th Street
Hillside Avenue and 160th Street meet at a three-way junction in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Jamaica High School stands 640 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 24 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 27 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, 310 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Parsons Blvd F310 feetF
Next trains at this station
Jamaica
1 line- F …
Manhattan
1 line- F …
Also within a walk
- 169 St F0.4 milesF
- Jamaica Ctr-Parsons/Archer E, J, Z0.4 milesE J Z
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/Parsons Blvd, 240 feet away, for the Q1 and Q43.
- 36 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/Parsons Blvd Q1, Q43240 feetQ1 Q43
Next buses at this stop
- Q1 …
- Q43 …
Hillside Avenue carries a bus lane, all day, every day.
Cycling
- 26 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, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 165-01 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 153-10 88th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11432
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 103 and 107 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Jamaica
- Elevation
- 56 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Since 2014 at least 167 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
- 3 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2019 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).
East side of 160th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 160th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Hillside Avenue
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 403184 and 412497.
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1895 and 1896.
- Jamaica High School Designated landmark640 feet
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.
- 10 religious buildings
- 8 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 trade or language schools
- 1 fire station
- 1 post office
Schools and child care
- New York Center for Medical Assistan Trade or language school590 feet
- Queens Satellite High School for Opportunity School750 feet
- Young Women's Leadership School, Queens School830 feet
Show all 12
- P.S. Q086 School1,020 feet
- P.S. 182 Samantha Smith School1,030 feet
- Happy Little Bear Day Care 11 Preschool, ages 2 to 51,080 feet
- M.S. 358 School1,140 feet
- The Queens School for Leadership and Excellence School1,140 feet
- American Medical Career TRN Ctr Trade or language school1,210 feet
- Growing Up Green CS II Elementary School1,290 feet
- New Dawn Charter High School II School1,290 feet
- Bright Beginnings Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,300 feet
Houses of worship
- Adventist Jamaica Church House of worship790 feet
Community centers and public services
- Jamaica Post Office Listed historic place1,310 feet
Fire and police
- Battalion 50/Engine 298/Ladder 127 Fire station740 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch880 feet
Supermarkets
- Shop Fair Supermarket0.3 miles
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.3 miles
- Mannan Supermarket Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy680 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 27 places to eat and 16 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Hillside Avenue & 161st Street 230 feet
- Hillside Avenue & Parsons Boulevard 280 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & Highland Avenue 440 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 162nd Street 490 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 87th Road 560 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 88th Avenue 660 feet
- 155th Street & 87th Road 690 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 163rd Street 750 feet
See every intersection along 160th Street or Hillside Avenue.