Hillside Avenue & 205th Street
Hillside Avenue and 205th Street meet at a three-way junction in Hollis, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Bellaire Playground is 630 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/205 St, is 40 feet away for the Q43, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them schools, and 14 places to eat. A bus lane runs along Hillside Avenue, all day.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/205 St, 40 feet away, for the Q43.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/205 St Q4340 feetQ43
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
Hillside Avenue carries a bus lane, all day, every day.
Cycling
- 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway at Clearview Expressway & Hillside Avenue at 212th Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 202-06 Hillside Avenue Gas station530 feet
- 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, December 2016
- Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2022
- Turn calming, May 2024
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)
- Hollis
- 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 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1954.
Trees
Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Hillside Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Hillside Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 8:30AM-10AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 422415.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 library
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- The Bellaire School1,070 feet
- Incarnation Catholic Academy School1,270 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bellaire Playground630 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Hollis Library630 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch370 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket460 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and five 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 & 204th Street 260 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & Hillside Avenue 280 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 207th Street 570 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & Whitehall Terrace 590 feet
- 89th Avenue & 205th Street 610 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 202nd Street 660 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 201st Street 770 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 208th Street 840 feet
See every intersection along 205th Street or Hillside Avenue.