Hillside Avenue & 164th Street

Hillside Avenue and 164th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 32 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. M.S. 358 is 200 feet away. The nearest subway, 169 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 20 places to eat. A bus lane runs along Hillside Avenue, all day.

Safety record
14 hurt
32 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
169 St
1,070 feet · 4 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
210 feet
Hillside Av/164 St · Q1, Q43
Within a walk
20 places
10 religious buildings, 4 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Hillside Avenue & 164th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 169 St, 1,070 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. 169 St F
    1,070 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
1 line
  1. F …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …

Also within a walk

  1. Parsons Blvd F
    0.3 miles
    F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/164 St, 210 feet away, for the Q1 and Q43.

  • 39 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hillside Av/164 St Q1, Q43 · Shelter
    210 feet
    Q1 Q43
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q1 …
  2. Q43 …

Live arrivals

Hillside Avenue carries a bus lane, all day, every day.

Cycling

  • 40 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 165-01 Hillside Avenue Gas station
    350 feet
  2. 92-19 Guy R Brewer Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 60 Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 32 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 14 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2020

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
62 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 1940 and 1962.

Since 2014 at least 194 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 48 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2024 and September 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 164th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

West side of 164th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

North side of Hillside Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-9AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Hillside Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 421364, 426656, 432371 and 439498.

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.

  1. Jamaica High School Designated landmark
    440 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 1 bus terminal
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 older adult center
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. M.S. 358 School
    200 feet
  2. The Queens School for Leadership and Excellence School
    200 feet
  3. Elhaam Academy School
    360 feet
Show all 5
  1. Queens Satellite High School for Opportunity School
    510 feet
  2. Early Bird III Ec Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,140 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Captain Tilly Park
    770 feet
  2. Captain George H Tilly Monument in Captain Tilly Park Park feature
    940 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Adventist Jamaica Church House of worship
    480 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Jamaica Post Office Listed historic place
    480 feet
  2. Older adult center at Shelton House Older adult center
    1,290 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Mannan Supermarket Supermarket
    720 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    500 feet

Other places

  1. Jamaica Bus Terminal
    1,080 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 164th Street or Hillside Avenue.

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