Hillside Avenue & 175th Street
Hillside Avenue and 175th Street meet at a three-way junction in Jamaica Estates-Holliswood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The statue “Soldiers and Sailors Monument” is 200 feet away. The nearest subway, Jamaica-179 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 17 places to eat. About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1958 and 1969, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Jamaica-179 St, 820 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- Jamaica-179 St F820 feetF
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- F …
Also within a walk
- 169 St F0.3 milesF
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/175 St, 310 feet away, for the Q3 and Q76.
- 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/175 St Q3, Q76310 feetQ3 Q76
Next buses at this stop
- Q3 …
- Q76 …
Hillside Avenue carries a lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, 4pm to 7pm on weekdays.
Cycling
- 17 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.
- 165-01 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.7 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, June 2015
- Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2019
- Turn calming, April 2021
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 Estates-Holliswood
- Elevation
- 78 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 2,500 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 1958 and 1969.
Since 2014 at least 39 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and December 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 175th Street
- Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of 175th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Hillside Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 434016 and 438328.
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Major John W. Mark Park.
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument Statue by Frederick Wellington Ruckstull, 1896200 feet
- Wingdale Sculpture by Roger Bolomey, 1973320 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- The Lutheran Church of Our Savior Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K830 feet
- Mary Louis Academy (The) School1,040 feet
- PM Evaluation & Therapy Services Preschool, ages 2 to 51,090 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Major Mark Park80 feet
Houses of worship
- Our Savior Lutheran Church Jamaica House of worship830 feet
Bank branches
- Bank of America Bank branch650 feet
- Apple Bank Bank branch1,180 feet
- Santander Bank Bank branch1,280 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket360 feet
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Foodtown Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy880 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store290 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and nine food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 175th Street & Warwick Crescent 140 feet
- Hillside Avenue & Wexford Terrace at Kingston Place 310 feet
- 88th Avenue & 175th Street 320 feet
- Hillside Avenue & Wexford Terrace 340 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 173rd Street 460 feet
- 173rd Street & Warwick Crescent 550 feet
- 89th Avenue & 175th Street 570 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 172nd Street 700 feet
See every intersection along 175th Street or Hillside Avenue.