Hillside Avenue & 165th Street

Hillside Avenue and 165th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The Queens School for Leadership and Excellence is 330 feet away. The nearest subway, 169 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 24 places to eat. A bus lane runs along Hillside Avenue, all day.

Safety record
3 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
169 St
940 feet · 4 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
330 feet
Hillside Av/164 St · Q1, Q43
Within a walk
19 places
10 religious buildings, 4 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Hillside Avenue & 165th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 169 St, 940 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. 169 St F
    940 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, 330 feet away, for the Q1 and Q43.

  • 39 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hillside Av/164 St Q1, Q43 · Shelter
    330 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

  • 39 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
    230 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 four 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 February 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11432
Community board
Queens Community Board 8
City Council district
24
Police precinct
103 and 107 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Jamaica
Elevation
63 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 1963.

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

Trees

Seventeen 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
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2016 and August 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 165th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-6PM

West side of 165th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

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 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 421362, 439498 and 445846.

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
    550 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 1 bus terminal
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Elhaam Academy School
    240 feet
  2. M.S. 358 School
    330 feet
  3. The Queens School for Leadership and Excellence School
    330 feet
Show all 5
  1. Queens Satellite High School for Opportunity School
    630 feet
  2. Early Bird III Ec Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Captain Tilly Park
    650 feet
  2. Captain George H Tilly Monument in Captain Tilly Park Park feature
    820 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Adventist Jamaica Church House of worship
    600 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Jamaica Post Office Listed historic place
    510 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    620 feet

Other places

  1. Jamaica Bus Terminal
    950 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 165th Street or Hillside Avenue.

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