Hillside Avenue & 209th Street
Hillside Avenue and 209th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Jamaica Estates-Holliswood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Bellaire Playground is 320 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/210 St, is 380 feet away for the Q82 and QM68, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two 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 Hillside Av/210 St, 380 feet away, for the Q82 and QM68.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/210 St Q82, QM68380 feetQ82 QM68
Next buses at this stop
- Q82 …
- QM68 …
Hillside Avenue carries a bus lane, all day, every day.
Cycling
- 10 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, 1,170 feet by car along the streets.
- 211-60 Hillside Avenue Gas station1,210 feet
- 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 10 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2016
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11427
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 105 and 107 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Jamaica Estates-Holliswood
- Elevation
- 99 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 1951.
Trees
NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 21 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 209th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 209th Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Hillside Avenue
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
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 listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- The Bellaire School830 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bellaire Playground320 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,030 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.3 miles
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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Hillside Avenue & 208th Street 260 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 210th Street 280 feet
- 209th Street & Whitehall Terrace 300 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 207th Street 520 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 211th Street 570 feet
- 89th Avenue & 209th Street 650 feet
- 208th Street & 209th Street 660 feet
- 210th Street & 88th Road 660 feet
See every intersection along 209th Street or Hillside Avenue.