Hillside Avenue & 197th Street
Hillside Avenue and 197th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Hollis, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. Holliswood Post Office is 290 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/198 St, is 300 feet away for the Q1, Q76 and QM68, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and two 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/198 St, 300 feet away, for the Q1, Q76 and QM68.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/198 St Q1, Q76, QM68 · Shelter300 feetQ1 Q76 QM68
Next buses at this stop
- Q1 …
- Q76 …
- QM68 …
Hillside Avenue carries a bus lane, all day, every day.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at McLaughlin Avenue & Grand Central Parkway at Sutro Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 202-06 Hillside Avenue Gas station1,310 feet
- 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 11 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, August 2021
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11423
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 103 and 107 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Hollis
- Elevation
- 85 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 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 1951.
Trees
NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 24 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2020 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 197th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 197th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
North side of Hillside Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Hillside Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 8:30AM-10AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 419290.
Places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 library
- 1 post office
- 1 religious building
Libraries, museums and history
- Hollis Library1,170 feet
Community centers and public services
- Holliswood Post Office290 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.3 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 197th Street & Foothill Avenue 280 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 198th Street 320 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 196th Street 430 feet
- 198th Street & Foothill Avenue 550 feet
- 89th Avenue & 197th Street 580 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 199th Street 600 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 195th Place 660 feet
- 197th Street & Dunton Avenue 700 feet
See every intersection along 197th Street or Hillside Avenue.