Hillside Avenue & 199th Street
Hillside Avenue and 199th Street meet at a three-way junction in Jamaica Estates-Holliswood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Holliswood Post Office is 340 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/199 St, is 50 feet away for the Q1, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and 13 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/199 St, 50 feet away, for the Q1.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/199 St Q150 feetQ1
Next buses at this stop
- Q1 …
Hillside Avenue carries a bus lane, all day, every day.
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway at Clearview Expressway & Hillside Avenue at 212th Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 202-06 Hillside Avenue Gas station710 feet
- 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, February 2017
- Leading pedestrian interval, August 2021
- Turn calming, February 2023
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
- 90 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 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Hillside Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 8:30AM-10AM
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 Library570 feet
Community centers and public services
- Holliswood Post Office340 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket760 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Hillside Avenue & 201st Street 270 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 198th Street 280 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 202nd Street 380 feet
- 198th Street & Foothill Avenue 510 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 197th Street 600 feet
- 89th Avenue & 199th Street 630 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 204th Street 780 feet
- 197th Street & Foothill Avenue 880 feet
See every intersection along 199th Street or Hillside Avenue.