Hillside Avenue & 215th Place
Hillside Avenue and 215th Place meet at a four-way crossing in Queens Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Windsor Park Rehab & Nursing Center is 1,270 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/215 Pl, is 70 feet away for the Q1 and QM68, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings, and three 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/215 Pl, 70 feet away, for the Q1 and QM68.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/215 Pl Q1, QM6870 feetQ1 QM68
Next buses at this stop
- Q1 …
- QM68 …
Hillside Avenue carries a bus lane, all day, every day.
Cycling
- 2 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.
- 212-01 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 10 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, October 2017
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11427
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 105
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Queens Village
- Elevation
- 110 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 1930 and 1949.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
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 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
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.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 nursing home or hospice
Health care
- Windsor Park Rehab & Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice1,270 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and one food store.
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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Hillside Avenue & 216th Street 260 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 215th Street 270 feet
- 215th Place & Whitehall Terrace 280 feet
- 89th Avenue & 215th Place 460 feet
- 215th Place & Spencer Avenue 510 feet
- Hillside Avenue & Vanderveer Street 530 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 217th Street 530 feet
- Spencer Avenue & Sawyer Avenue 580 feet
See every intersection along 215th Place or Hillside Avenue.