Hillside Avenue & 231st Street
Hillside Avenue and 231st Street meet at a three-way junction in Bellerose, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 3,027 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Business Technology Early College High School is 290 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/231 St, is 100 feet away for the Q43, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, three of them schools, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/231 St, 100 feet away, for the Q43.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/231 St Q43100 feetQ43
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
Cycling
- 2 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 station0.4 miles
- 229-20 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers350 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 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
- Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2022
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 3,027 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 295th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 1,380 more were issued.
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
- 94 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to six travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 400 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 1951.
Trees
NYC Parks records 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Hillside Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 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-K60 feet
- Psychotherapeutic Eval - Hillside School180 feet
- Business Technology Early College High School290 feet
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- Martin van Buren High School290 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket1,240 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and two 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, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Hillside Avenue & 232nd Street 260 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 233rd Street 520 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 229th Street 530 feet
- 231st Street & 87th Avenue 600 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 234th Street 790 feet
- 232nd Street & 87th Avenue 870 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 88th Avenue 890 feet
- Hillside Avenue & Winchester Boulevard 970 feet
See every intersection along 231st Street or Hillside Avenue.