Hillside Avenue & 235th Court
Hillside Avenue and 235th Court meet at a four-way crossing in Bellerose, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Detective William T. Gunn Playground is 60 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/235 St, is 340 feet away for the Q43, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them schools, and two places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/235 St, 340 feet away, for the Q43.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/235 St Q43340 feetQ43
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Cross Island Parkway & 85th Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 241-15 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
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 four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 77 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the willow oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 21 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 235th Court
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of Hillside Avenue
- No standing 17 signs NO STANDING 9PM-5AM ALL DAYS
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 recreation center
Schools and child care
- P.S. 018 Winchester School470 feet
- Young Men's Christian Association of Greater New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,270 feet
- Interdisciplinary Cntr -Cross Island School1,310 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Detective William T. Gunn Playground60 feet
Community centers and public services
- Cross Island YMCA Recreation center1,240 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Hillside Avenue & Range Street 300 feet
- Hillside Avenue & Avenue C 340 feet
- 1st Street & Avenue C 410 feet
- Hillside Avenue & Avenue A 410 feet
- 1st Street & Avenue A 500 feet
- Hillside Avenue & Musket Street 600 feet
- 87th Avenue & 235th Court 730 feet
- 88th Avenue & 235th Court 860 feet
See every intersection along 235th Court or Hillside Avenue.