Hillside Avenue & 189th Street
Hillside Avenue and 189th Street meet at a three-way junction in Jamaica Estates-Holliswood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Hollis Park Manor Nursing Home is 650 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/189 St, is 40 feet away for the Q1, Q36 and Q43, and 11 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and four places to eat. A bus lane runs along Hillside Avenue, all day.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/189 St, 40 feet away, for the Q1, Q36 and Q43.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/189 St Q1, Q36, Q4340 feetQ1 Q36 Q43
Next buses at this stop
- Q1 …
- Q36 …
- Q43 …
Hillside Avenue carries a bus lane, all day, every day.
Cycling
- 3 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.
- 187-41 Hillside Avenue Gas station440 feet
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.5 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11423
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 103 and 107 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Jamaica Estates-Holliswood
- Elevation
- 81 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 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 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2019 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 189th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Hillside Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 nursing home or hospice
Schools and child care
- Early Sunrise Preschool and Kindergarten Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K660 feet
Health care
- Hollis Park Manor Nursing Home Nursing home or hospice650 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch190 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Hillside Avenue & 188th Street 250 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 190th Street 260 feet
- 89th Avenue & 189th Street 500 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 187th Place 500 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 191st Street 510 feet
- 188th Street & Wexford Terrace 520 feet
- 89th Avenue & 190th Street 740 feet
- 89th Avenue & 188th Street 740 feet
See every intersection along 189th Street or Hillside Avenue.