Hillside Avenue & Chelsea Street
Hillside Avenue and Chelsea Street meet at a three-way junction 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. Hillside Manor Rehab & Extended Care Center is 1,270 feet away. The nearest subway, Jamaica-179 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1962, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Jamaica-179 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- Jamaica-179 St F0.4 milesF
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- F …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/187 St, 70 feet away, for the Q2, Q3, Q76 and QM68.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/187 St Q2, Q3, Q76, QM6870 feetQ2 Q3 Q76 QM68
Next buses at this stop
- Q2 …
- Q3 …
- Q76 …
- QM68 …
Hillside Avenue carries a lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, 4pm to 7pm on weekdays.
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at 188th Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 187-05 Hillside Avenue Gas station230 feet
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.3 miles
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.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2021
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11432
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 23 and 24 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 103 and 107 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Jamaica Estates-Holliswood
- Elevation
- 74 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1962.
Since 2014 at least 31 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2019 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on Hillside Avenue (south side).
East side of Chelsea Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10:30AM-NOON
West side of Chelsea Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Hillside Avenue
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-9AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 454188.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 nursing home or hospice
Schools and child care
- Early Sunrise Preschool and Kindergarten Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K210 feet
Health care
- Hillside Manor Rehab & Extended Care Center Nursing home or hospice1,270 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch650 feet
- TD Bank Bank branch760 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket860 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and nine food stores.
Not on record for this corner: 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 & 187th Street 120 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 186th Street 140 feet
- Wexford Terrace & Chelsea Street 280 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 187th Place 370 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 185th Street 410 feet
- 87th Road & Chelsea Street 540 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 188th Street 620 feet
- 185th Street & 184th Place 630 feet
See every intersection along Chelsea Street or Hillside Avenue.