Hillside Avenue & 187th Street
Hillside Avenue and 187th 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 nearest subway, Jamaica-179 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1962, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Jamaica-179 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Jamaica-179 St F0.4 milesF
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- F …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/187 St, 190 feet away, for the Q2, Q3, Q76 and QM68.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/187 St Q2, Q3, Q76, QM68190 feetQ2 Q3 Q76 QM68
Next buses at this stop
- Q2 …
- Q3 …
- Q76 …
- QM68 …
Hillside Avenue carries a lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, 4pm to 7pm on weekdays.
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at 188th Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 187-05 Hillside Avenue Gas station110 feet
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.4 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.
- 12 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 4 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
What the city has done here
- Turn calming, February 2023
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
- 75 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1962.
Since 2014 at least 31 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 187th Street
- Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
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
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Early Sunrise Preschool and Kindergarten Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K90 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch640 feet
- Chase Bank branch770 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket980 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Hillside Avenue & Chelsea Street 120 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 187th Place 250 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 186th Street 260 feet
- Wexford Terrace & Chelsea Street 400 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 188th Street 500 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 185th Street 530 feet
- 89th Avenue & 187th Street 570 feet
- 87th Road & Chelsea Street 660 feet
See every intersection along 187th Street or Hillside Avenue.