Hillside Avenue & 208th Street
Hillside Avenue and 208th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Queens Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The Bellaire School is 570 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Francis Lewis Blvd/Hillside Av, is 610 feet away for the Q76, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and 11 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 Francis Lewis Blvd/Hillside Av, 610 feet away, for the Q76.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Francis Lewis Blvd/Hillside Av Q76 · Shelter610 feetQ76
Next buses at this stop
- Q76 …
Hillside Avenue carries a bus lane, all day, every day.
Cycling
- 11 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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 202-06 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten 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 October 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2016
- Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2022
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11427
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 105 and 107 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Queens Village
- Elevation
- 94 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 1945 and 1952.
Trees
NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
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
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- The Bellaire School570 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bellaire Playground70 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch770 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket1,300 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and six 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, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Hillside Avenue & 209th Street 260 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 207th Street 260 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 210th Street 540 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & Hillside Avenue 550 feet
- 209th Street & Whitehall Terrace 560 feet
- 89th Avenue & 208th Street 650 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 211th Street 830 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 205th Street 840 feet
See every intersection along 208th Street or Hillside Avenue.