Hillside Avenue & 229th Street
Hillside Avenue and 229th Street meet at a three-way junction in Bellerose, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Martin van Buren High School is 830 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/88 Av, is 310 feet away for the Q43, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, three of them schools, and five places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/88 Av, 310 feet away, for the Q43.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/88 Av Q43 · Shelter310 feetQ43
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
Cycling
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 219-24 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 229-20 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers640 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, August 2021
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)
- Bellerose
- Elevation
- 96 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1951.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 229th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Hillside Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Parsons Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K590 feet
- Psychotherapeutic Eval - Hillside School720 feet
- Business Technology Early College High School830 feet
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- Martin van Buren High School830 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket710 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five 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 corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Hillside Avenue & 88th Avenue 360 feet
- 229th Street & Manor Road 520 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 231st Street 530 feet
- Hillside Avenue & Manor Road 760 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 232nd Street 800 feet
- 229th Street & Seward Avenue 900 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 233rd Street 1,060 feet
- 231st Street & 87th Avenue 1,140 feet
See every intersection along 229th Street or Hillside Avenue.