Hillside Avenue & 179th Street

Hillside Avenue and 179th Street meet at a three-way junction in Jamaica Estates-Holliswood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The gatehouse “Jamaica Estates” is 620 feet away. The nearest subway, Jamaica-179 St, is about a minute on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 21 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
4 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jamaica-179 St
60 feet · 1 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Hillside Av/179 St · Q3, Q76
Within a walk
8 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Hillside Avenue & 179th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jamaica-179 St, 60 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. Jamaica-179 St F
    60 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …

Also within a walk

  1. 169 St F
    0.5 miles
    F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/179 St, 50 feet away, for the Q3 and Q76.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hillside Av/179 St Q3, Q76
    50 feet
    Q3 Q76

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q3 …
  2. Q76 …

Live arrivals

Hillside Avenue carries a lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, 4pm to 7pm on weekdays.

Cycling

  • 8 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. 187-05 Hillside Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, February 2024
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11432
Community board
Queens Community Board 12
City Council district
23 and 24 (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
65 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 39 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Eleven trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the Kentucky coffeetree and the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 17 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2024 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 179th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 10AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 179th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM

South side of Hillside Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 433991.

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at Midland Malls.

  1. Jamaica Estates Gatehouse, 1950
    620 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. PM Evaluation & Therapy Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    670 feet
  2. P.S. 095 Eastwood School
    720 feet
  3. Mary Louis Academy (The) School
    890 feet
Show all 4
  1. Academy of Excellence, Bell Park Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    940 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Major Mark Park
    1,050 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Immaculate Conception Church Jamaica House of worship
    720 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 178-36 Wexford Terrace Older adult center
    1,080 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    310 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    400 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    680 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    130 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,090 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and 11 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 179th 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, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.