Hillside Avenue & 168th Street

Hillside Avenue and 168th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Jamaica, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 29 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Rising Stars Islamic School is 740 feet away. The nearest subway, 169 St, is about a minute on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 31 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1931 and 1963, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
19 hurt
29 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
169 St
60 feet · 1 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
168 St/Hillside Av · Q30, Q31, Q75
Within a walk
16 places
6 religious buildings, 4 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Hillside Avenue & 168th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 169 St, 60 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. 169 St F
    60 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
    0.5 miles
    F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 168 St/Hillside Av, 100 feet away, for the Q30, Q31 and Q75.

  • 33 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 168 St/Hillside Av Q30, Q31, Q75
    100 feet
    Q30 Q31 Q75

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q30 …
  2. Q31 …
  3. Q75 …

Live arrivals

A lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, runs along 168th Street, 6am to 7pm on weekdays.

Cycling

  • 27 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 165-01 Hillside Avenue Gas station
    900 feet
  2. 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.5 miles
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 29 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 19 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2018
  • Turn calming, April 2021
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2025

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11432
Community board
Queens Community Board 8
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
78 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,800 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 1963.

Trees

NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2025 and February 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 168th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 168th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Hillside Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-9AM
  • Truck loading only 4 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

South side of Hillside Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-7PM SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 436330 and 445430.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 1 bus terminal
  • 1 library
  • 1 older adult center
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Career Development Center of Queens, Trade or language school
    690 feet
  2. Rising Stars Islamic School
    740 feet
  3. Elhaam Academy School
    1,140 feet
Show all 5
  1. M.S. 358 School
    1,230 feet
  2. The Queens School for Leadership and Excellence School
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Captain Tilly Park
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Central Library
    1,040 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 85-37 168th Street Older adult center
    1,080 feet

Fire and police

  1. 103rd Precinct Police station
    1,260 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    530 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    960 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Mannan Supermarket Supermarket
    350 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    610 feet
  3. ALDI Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Other places

  1. Jamaica Bus Terminal
    1,230 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 168th Street or Hillside Avenue.

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